Chris
I am pretty sure its the tank...nothing else is leaking and it was firmly
glued in place.
I have looked at the composite option but it appears that it won't work
with ethanol blends....works with AVGAS tho.
William Daniell
LONGPORT
+1 786 878 0246
On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 2:25 PM n7188u <chmgarb@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Sorry to hear Will. I hope the repair goes smoothly.
>
> I think that the day I go through this I will make a fiberglass tank as
> done by one of our members in the US. I met him during SnF this year but
> can't remember his name. My LongEZ tank is epoxy glass construction and is
> 30 years old with no leaks. This member built a foam plug covered with duct
> tape for release and then covered with glass. Made a top and bottom and
> then joined together once the plug was removed. Also made some really nice
> aluminum reinforced sections to drill and tap to use screw fittings for the
> pickup at the bottom. Much better than the silly bosses our tanks have. He
> also adjusted the size so that the door sill would not need to be cut (or
> so is my understanding).
>
> He did a nice job and he's happy with the outcome. Of course, getting a PE
> tank, if still available, is the fastest and less labor intensive route but
> then you run the risk of going through the same BS in the future.
>
> BTW, make 100% sure it is the tank. My neighbor once swore he had a tank
> leak and it was hose/fitting related. But I am sure you checked for that.
>
> Best of luck,
> Chris
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=507448#507448
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