After my old cork sank (in flight -- that was a scare), I let it dry for a few weeks and it then worked again for quite a while. Be sure to let the cork dry thoroughly before re-sealing it or you may seal a lot of fuel inside.
Dennis Spiegel wrote: > Hello to all, > The last time I talked to Lee at Skyport about the coating on the corks he told > me that they were coated with epoxy > so what I did was buy new corks they are cheap and when I got home I have some > one hour epoxy I mixed up enough > to coat the cork but I heated it with a hair dryer to make it flow I dipped > the cork (old one) while still on the wire in the epoxy until it was coated > good then I got an old paper cup Iheld the wire between my fingers and spun the > assembly > in the empty cup so as to let excess epoxy fly off in the cup I figured that if > too much epoxy was on the cork it would sink so I removed as much as possible > It works fine should last a couple of years or so.I hope that this helps you > save an old one Just in case you need it. > dennis 99564 in ill > > __________________________________________________________________________ ______ > To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___________________________________________________________ > T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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