Ken: The guy who played with the MEK in my tank then re-sloshed it with the alchohol-tolerant stuff says that it sticks real good. He also builds race cars and uses the same compound for tanks containing some exotic fuels. After half a year I've seen no residue in the tank finger strainers or the gascolator.
David Alon A-2 N6359V [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > David, and others, > > It sounds like the answer to removing the sloshing compound, if necessary, is to replace the > existing wingtanks with new 15 gal tanks and removing the header tank for more panel depth. My > tanks were sloshed several years ago by previous owner, and no problems to date except one quick > drain got plugged up this spring when some of the goo colagulated around it. I replaced the quick > drain and, later when the new one didn't drain any better, removed the new quick drain and reamed > the hole with a probe and pulled out the bit of goo blocking the drain. Works fine now, but the > mere existance of the goo concerns me. Does the sloshing compound tend to separate from the metal > over time? > > Ken Doyle > Springfield, Mo > Alon N5477E
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