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 Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:11 pm Post subject: Leaking tanks |
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Just to close the loop on this, after pulling the tank and sending it off for a brief vacation in Aurora, it's back and mounted on the plane. Haven't flown yet, but it passed the leak test, so hoping my tank problems are behind me.
-Rob
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Rob Kermanj <flysrv10(at)gmail.com (flysrv10(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
[quote] Your situation sounds a little worse than mine. I did not smell the fuel. Good luck. I think van will help you out.
Rob Kermanj
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On Feb 15, 2012, at 12:46 PM, Rob Kochman <rv10rob(at)gmail.com (rv10rob(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
[quote] Thanks, guys... Rob, it sounds like we're in a similar situation. We'll see what Van's says. I'd be happy with a few leaking rivets, but what I have is not a small leak. It causes blue streaks on the bottom of the wing and a fuel smell in the cockpit (though I only notice it on the ground when the doors have been closed for a while).
-Rob
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Rob Kermanj <flysrv10(at)gmail.com (flysrv10(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
[quote] Rob, I had the same problem and chased it for a year. It started with a minor leak at one of the top rivets and worsened to leaks from the same places you describe. Van gave me a repair kit and it held for a while but it did not work. I know you probably don't want to hear this; I had to replace the tank completely. Talk to van and see what they will do for you.
Do not archive.
Rob Kermanj
On Feb 14, 2012, at 12:37 PM, Rob Kochman wrote:
[quote]Resurrecting this thread... I had the same problem on my right quickbuild tank (leaking not at the outlet fitting, but rather the VA-141 part that the fitting screws into), which I wrote about here earlier. I ended up gooping a bunch of proseal around the fitting and finger strainer, and that stopped the leak... at the time. Now I have 100 hours on the airplane and it's leaking again.
Also, on the same tank, I'm always had a fuel vent leak. It must be leaking at the fuel vent line fitting inside the tank, because that part passes the pressure leak test and it only leaks fuel when the fuel level is above the vent fitting at the wing root. Also, I have confirmed that the end of the fuel vent line (by the fuel cap) is completely out of the fuel, so it's not that.
Anyone have any further suggestions? I'm pretty frustrated--I want to be flying, not fixing someone else's mistakes. FWIW, I picked up this wing kit in mid-2008.
-Rob
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 6:35 AM, Bruce Johnson <bruce1hwjohnson(at)yahoo.com (bruce1hwjohnson(at)yahoo.com)> wrote:
[quote] Thats what they tell me.
From: "n801bh(at)netzero.com (n801bh(at)netzero.com)" <n801bh(at)netzero.com (n801bh(at)netzero.com)>
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com (rv10-list(at)matronics.com)
Sent: Fri, January 14, 2011 2:39:50 AM
Subject: Re: RV10-List: Leaking tanks
Hard to believe 20 lbs didn't distort/deform/ destroy the tank.... You must be one lucky guy.
IMHO.
do not archive
Ben Haas
N801BH
www.haaspowerair.com
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Hopefully the vacation and the attitude adjustment did the tick. Good luck.
Rob Kermanj
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 11, 2012, at 8:06 PM, Rob Kochman <rv10rob(at)gmail.com (rv10rob(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
[quote]Just to close the loop on this, after pulling the tank and sending it off for a brief vacation in Aurora, it's back and mounted on the plane. Haven't flown yet, but it passed the leak test, so hoping my tank problems are behind me.
-Rob
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Rob Kermanj <flysrv10(at)gmail.com (flysrv10(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
[quote] Your situation sounds a little worse than mine. I did not smell the fuel. Good luck. I think van will help you out.
Rob Kermanj
Sent from my iPad
On Feb 15, 2012, at 12:46 PM, Rob Kochman <rv10rob(at)gmail.com (rv10rob(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
[quote] Thanks, guys... Rob, it sounds like we're in a similar situation. We'll see what Van's says. I'd be happy with a few leaking rivets, but what I have is not a small leak. It causes blue streaks on the bottom of the wing and a fuel smell in the cockpit (though I only notice it on the ground when the doors have been closed for a while).
-Rob
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Rob Kermanj <flysrv10(at)gmail.com (flysrv10(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
[quote] Rob, I had the same problem and chased it for a year. It started with a minor leak at one of the top rivets and worsened to leaks from the same places you describe. Van gave me a repair kit and it held for a while but it did not work. I know you probably don't want to hear this; I had to replace the tank completely. Talk to van and see what they will do for you.
Do not archive.
Rob Kermanj
On Feb 14, 2012, at 12:37 PM, Rob Kochman wrote:
[quote]Resurrecting this thread... I had the same problem on my right quickbuild tank (leaking not at the outlet fitting, but rather the VA-141 part that the fitting screws into), which I wrote about here earlier. I ended up gooping a bunch of proseal around the fitting and finger strainer, and that stopped the leak... at the time. Now I have 100 hours on the airplane and it's leaking again.
Also, on the same tank, I'm always had a fuel vent leak. It must be leaking at the fuel vent line fitting inside the tank, because that part passes the pressure leak test and it only leaks fuel when the fuel level is above the vent fitting at the wing root. Also, I have confirmed that the end of the fuel vent line (by the fuel cap) is completely out of the fuel, so it's not that.
Anyone have any further suggestions? I'm pretty frustrated--I want to be flying, not fixing someone else's mistakes. FWIW, I picked up this wing kit in mid-2008.
-Rob
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 6:35 AM, Bruce Johnson <bruce1hwjohnson(at)yahoo.com (bruce1hwjohnson(at)yahoo.com)> wrote:
[quote] Thats what they tell me.
From: "n801bh(at)netzero.com (n801bh(at)netzero.com)" <n801bh(at)netzero.com (n801bh(at)netzero.com)>
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com (rv10-list(at)matronics.com)
Sent: Fri, January 14, 2011 2:39:50 AM
Subject: Re: Leaking tanks
Hard to believe 20 lbs didn't distort/deform/ destroy the tank.... You must be one lucky guy.
IMHO.
do not archive
Ben Haas
N801BH
www.haaspowerair.com
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