X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao106.cox.net ([68.230.241.40] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.13) with ESMTP id 3578697 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:55:30 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.40; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo01.cox.net ([70.169.32.71]) by fed1rmmtao106.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20090413025453.UZMM22254.fed1rmmtao106.cox.net@fed1rmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:54:53 -0400 Received: from wills ([68.105.85.56]) by fed1rmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id equq1b00L1CvZmk03qutXd; Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:54:53 -0400 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=UretUmmEAAAA:8 a=kviXuzpPAAAA:8 a=DwmA7_8WIYgmY9ORscYA:9 a=iHo1kM1hZa-kOhM8VzUYhIlmFU8A:4 a=5FtdkfQUxfIA:10 a=iVkDmfvjeKcA:10 a=4vB-4DCPJfMA:10 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=E9B5Kj4TK-weUq5kDnAA:9 a=1GR5ZUZUUv3xJRvLC-IA:7 a=v3_84j4yFikmqfbzvqW9PY0aI8MA:4 a=AfD3MYMu9mQA:10 a=MSl-tDqOz04A: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: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:54:50 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0095_01C9BBA8.8A232A30" 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_0095_01C9BBA8.8A232A30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Went out to clean it up and noticed the other tank also has a small = leak - same place. Bizarre that the tanks have been tight for 1 1/2 = years and both began leaking at the same time. I may just bite the = bullet and pull both tanks and do it right the first time. Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bill Eslick=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 12:39 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel leak Ditto to what Tracy said. My cork gasket swelled and started leaking, = so pulled the sender, re-installed with ProSeal, and no leaks the last = few years. Bill Eslick On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 10:30 PM, Tracy Crook = wrote: 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. ------=_NextPart_000_0095_01C9BBA8.8A232A30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Went out to clean it up and noticed the = other tank=20 also  has a small leak - same place. Bizarre that the tanks have = been tight=20 for 1 1/2 years and both began leaking at the same time. I may just bite = the=20 bullet and pull both tanks and do it right the first time.
 
Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Bill = Eslick=20
Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 = 12:39=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel = leak

Ditto to what Tracy said.  My cork gasket = swelled and=20 started leaking, so pulled the sender, re-installed with ProSeal, and = no leaks=20 the last few years.

Bill Eslick

On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 10:30 PM, Tracy Crook = <tracy@rotaryaviation.com>= =20 wrote:
Happened=20 to me the same way on the -4.  I was able to seal it by = carefully=20 cleaning around the sender bulkhead and applying  Proseal = externally=20 around the edges without removing the tank.   That cork gasket = is a bad=20 idea.  Used Proseal on the -8 with no = problems.

Tracy

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

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