----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Tom, before I repaired my header tank I used to get the worst headaches every time I'd fly and the taste buds on the tip of my tong would go dead for the rest of the day. Took me some time to figure out that a tiny bit of avgas was seeping from around a few of the rivet heads on the bottom of the tank. Thank goodness for the blue die or I'd probably never have found the leak. 2 munch exposer ta fums can cass bain demage...
----- Original Message ----- From: Tom <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Garden To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 2:28 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Tank repair When I bought mine it had putty under the nose tank. After a month or two, it started to smell, to the point of needing the top open when flying. Nothing like the smell of gasoline when flying to brighten your day. Tom Garden ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DuCharme To: Coupers Tech <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 9:23 AM Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] Tank repair ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Scott, I'll try to keep this short. Yes there are a number of ways to fix this without pulling the tank. Best results are as follows. Completely drain the header tank... Leave the cap off for a few days to let any excess fuel evaporate. Buy yourself some Miracle paint from JCWhitney's on-line catalog. The black works the best as it's a little thicker than the clear. OK, now for the hard part. Crawl under the dash.... Lightly sand the rivet heads and an area about 1 inch in diameter around each rivet. Wipe clean with tack cloth and a little rubbing alcohol. Then apply as many coats of the miracle paint as you care to apply. I'd put at least 4 coats on and 6 or 8 would be even better. This will stop the leaking rivets. If they start leaking again in 4 or 5 years. Remove the old glue using a chemical paint stripper and repeat the process. This will work on your wing tanks too. In the mean time save up your money and have your tanks rebuilt. Bill W. DuCharme < _____ The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this message in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message including any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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