RE: Europa-List: Fuel Tank Leak

[Karl Heindl <kheindl@msn.com>]

Jim=2C can you tell us more about this pro seal ? Who sells it=2C i.e. webs
ite info.


Thank you=2C   Karl


Date: Tue=2C 14 Jul 2009 05:00:13 -0700
From: acrojim7534@YAHOO.COM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Fuel Tank Leak


Jeff

I repaired a small crack in the original tank in our monowheel when it deve
loped a small crack on the back side of the tank.

You need to make sure that the area is cleaned and sanded with 80 grit..The
n I cleaned the spot on the tank with acetone=2C I used pro seal and covere
d the crack (which was about 1/2 inch long) with the pro seal. Then I took 
a piece of rubber sheet about two inches in diameter  and 1/8 inches thick)
slathered pro seal on the rubber and put over the crack. I then slathered t
he pro seal over the whole patch. 

Again make sure the tank is cleaned with acetone befor you start.

Walk away let cure couple days=2C then put gas in tank and check for leaks.
.

Jim Brown

--- On Tue=2C 7/14/09=2C JEFF ROBERTS <jeff@rmmm..net> wrote:


From: JEFF ROBERTS <jeff@rmmm.net>
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Fuel Tank Leak
Date: Tuesday=2C July 14=2C 2009=2C 2:27 AM


Okay=2C After some closer inspection it appears the fuel may be coming out 
of the side of the tunnel area about 4 inches from the bottom of the tank r
ight where I bonded a nylon tab with the old re-dux during the build to hol
d a cable. Is it possible that could have weakened the tank in that spot an
d it's taken a few years for it to come thru.
Graham... maybe there was something in the molding of the tank like you sai
d that created a spot leak.
I will check it tomorrow with about 5 psi of air pressure and some soap wat
er on the spot=2C but here is a question.
If it is a spot leak and I can patch it what would be the best patch to use
?
Any thoughts would be appreciated. I don't want to gut her if I don't have 
to!!!! =3Bo((
Jeff R.
A258 - N128LJ / Gold Rush 191 hours and climbing slowly.

On Jul 13=2C 2009=2C at 5:52 PM=2C Jeff B wrote:

> 
> Dude!  What a drag!  And I thought I had problems with instrumentation an
d Auto Pilots.  WOW!  Ok=2C gut her and get her fixed.  You got about nine 
weeks...
> 
> Jeff - Baby Blue
> 
> JEFF ROBERTS wrote:
>> We'll after seeing my fuel run onto the floor today after I added 5 gall
ons I started to search for a leak. I'm now becoming painfully aware of the
 fact that it looks like my tank has ruptured somewhere. It's looking like 
around where the tank was glassed onto the cockpit module in the port rear 
inside portion of the tunnel. I can't remember where the seams of the tank 
are but there must be one back there. Has anyone else experienced this leak
 there?
>> I remember some talk of someone making an aluminum version. Has that bee
n done anywhere that one might buy a duplicate?
>> Looks like some major surgery coming up. :o(
>> If anyone has a tank in the states I may be interested.
>> Jeff R.
>> A258 - N128LJ / Gold Rush 191 hours and now going to be down for surgery
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