I installed a fuel sender during the build. 12 years later we noticed
green streaks on the belly on landing Panama City from Medellin After
taking off the wings ( with visions of a cracked tank)...we discovered that
it was the fuel sender gasket which had perished during the 10 year build.
William Daniell
+1 786 878 0246
On Fri, Dec 25, 2020, 09:00 diamond <emanu@gmx.fr> wrote:
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> I agree, check first where the leak does come from. I took me 2 years
> but I would have find the origin of my problems : The cork gasket above
> the tank was completely falling apart. This after various hose leaks.
> I used an colored UV light tracer to mix in the fuel, very usefull.
> Obviously I now advise everyone to check the condition of this seal, which
> also made a lot of deposits in the tank. The service life is not more than
> five or 10 years
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> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=499803#499803
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