X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao105.cox.net ([68.230.241.41] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.13) with ESMTP id 3577955 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:15:05 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.41; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo03.cox.net ([70.169.32.75]) by fed1rmmtao105.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20090412051429.LQQH15318.fed1rmmtao105.cox.net@fed1rmimpo03.cox.net> for ; Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:14:29 -0400 Received: from wills ([68.105.85.56]) by fed1rmimpo03.cox.net with bizsmtp id eVER1b0051CvZmk04VEUGV; Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:14:28 -0400 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=kviXuzpPAAAA:8 a=EQYnY0fDtucmnK1QsVYA:9 a=tYqsokAOP5lMfRZLAG7PTRTQRfIA:4 a=8UL1S1SzPDgA:10 a=4vB-4DCPJfMA:10 a=UretUmmEAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=R5i3dSkocUfNKUlUtE4A:9 a=2O0tFpEnbM0GYHIGE6kA:7 a=th4o7upUzUVw7dOq49l6eg8m9ScA:4 a=AfD3MYMu9mQA:10 a=iVkDmfvjeKcA:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Message-ID: From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel leak Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:14:25 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01C9BAF2.DF9F70B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C9BAF2.DF9F70B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tracy, Thanks. Was committed to removing the tank but will try your fix first. Mike ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tracy Crook=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 8:30 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel leak Happened to me the same way on the -4. I was able to seal it by = carefully cleaning around the sender bulkhead and applying Proseal = externally around the edges without removing the tank. That cork = gasket is a bad idea. Used Proseal on the -8 with no problems. Tracy On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 10:25 PM, Mike Wills wrote: After having fuel in it since November of 2007 my right tank decided = to start leaking for no good reason today. Leaking from the fuel level = sender gasket. Cant even remember what I used to seal it with, but next = time it gets Pro Seal. One step forward, two back.... Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C9BAF2.DF9F70B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Tracy,
 
 Thanks. Was committed to removing = the tank=20 but will try your fix first.
 
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Tracy=20 Crook
Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 = 8:30=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel = leak

Happened to me the same way on the -4.  I was able = to seal=20 it by carefully cleaning around the sender bulkhead and applying  = Proseal=20 externally around the edges without removing the tank.   That = cork gasket=20 is a bad idea.  Used Proseal on the -8 with no=20 problems.

Tracy

On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 10:25 PM, Mike Wills = <rv-4mike@cox.net>=20 wrote:
After having fuel in it since = November of 2007=20 my right tank decided to start leaking for no good reason today. = Leaking=20 from the fuel level sender gasket. Cant even remember what I used to = seal it=20 with, but next time it gets Pro Seal.
 
One step forward, two = back....
 
Mike Wills
RV-4=20 = N144MW

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