White sloshing sealer? Sounds like dirty words to me. Mine had that white crap in um, and when it started coming out in the fuel, it made it past all the strainers, and gummed up my carb. Then, when you try to get it all out, it's near impossible. Keeps coming out, but a little at a time. I flushed mine with MEK for two weeks, and then steam cleaned it. I figure that what didn't come out with that process ain't coming out with plane old avgas. But, you can bet your boots I ain't going to slush any of my tanks again.
Larry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My experience is that when my center tank leaked, the smell was REAL > strong ! When my wing tanks leaked, the odor was more subtle. > > My fuselage tank was removed and repaired by soldering (I believe). My > riveted wing tanks were sloshed with alcohol proof (the white kind) > sloshing sealer (about the 4th time I removed them and sloshed them). > The first time I used old type sloshing sealer which dissolved gradually > and tinted my fuel the dark color of iced tea. The tinted fuel burned > fine, although I experienced more stuck valves than most people which led > me to wonder if the impurities in the fuel that I was burning left > behind much more carbon deposits on the valve stems than clean fuel would > have. > > Due to the dihedral of the wings, the inboard ends of the wing tanks are > low. Any fuel seeping from old seams will run down from both tanks, > inside the skin of the airplane, to the low center point of the airplane > which is in the fuselage under the seats and floor in the main spar carry > through area. Then you can smell the faint odor of fuel. > > Of all things plaguing Ercoupes, leaking fuel tanks is, or must be, the > most common thing. It is the bane of the Ercoupe. I still long for the > day when the integrity of my tanks is beyond question. All it takes to > get new or repaired tanks is large injections of cash! When I finally > recover my wings, I plan to have my removed wing tanks opened up and > resealed and reriveted and fixed once and for all. I need some > suggestions from ya'll as to where to send my tanks. Thanks. > > Skipper Barfield > Ercoupe 99398 > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > __________________________________________________________________________ ______ > To unsubscribe from this list please send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _____________________________________________________________ > Keep up with breaking news! Join our Hot Topics list. > http://www.topica.com/lists/breakingnews/t/12 __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________________________ Keep up with breaking news! Join our Hot Topics list. http://www.topica.com/lists/breakingnews/t/12
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