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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: ProSeal question
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Ernest Christley wrote:
> Harold wrote:
> 
>> Hi Ernest,
>> sounds like the problem I had in one of my tanks (RV9). Built a 
>> manometer and for about 6 weeks tried everything I could think of to 
>> find my leak, finally when my neighbor opened his pool, I dunked it 
>> and found 5 pinholes around rivets in the back flange. Drilled them 
>> out, put a glob of proseal on each, squeezed them and next day No 
>> Leak. Manometer held pressure...the only changes were from barometric 
>> pressure...correlated roughly with the weather reports. If you have a 
>> leak in the skin by a rib, why not try drilling it out and replacing 
>> it with a CCR 246SS-3-2 with a big glob of proseal slathered all over 
>> it. I found that after the proseal set for about 5-6 hours, I was able 
>> to clean the outside with some MEK & elbow grease.
>> Hope this helps
>> Harold Kovac
> 
> Yeah, I'll drill and replace the rivet with a wet one, but the question 
> was how do I conserve the ProSeal?  The Kit that Vans sells comes with a 
> little jar of 'stuff' and a little pouch of 'stuff'.  Can I pull out a 
> small glob of each, mix them together like JBWeld and be safe?
> 
> I like the pool idea.  I may have to make a midnight run to get in the 
> water.  I don't think I'll get much respect calling my 50gal. tank a 
> pool toy. 8*)
> 
> I would try the green loctite, except that this pinhole is on the bottom 
> of the tank, and the tank is wholy contained in that same space as the 
> cabin.  Some things I'm just not comfortable experimenting with.
> 
Ernest,

Where in NC are you located?

I'll forward your request to the RV-Southeast list; there's almost 
certainly someone close to you that's got some left-over proseal that 
will give you some.

If you need some tips on how to get it to the leak, give me a call. I've 
had practice. :-)

Charlie