Interesting. So rather like welding a polyethylene landfill liner, which pr
ocess is Environment Agency approved!
Duncan McF.
> On 18 July 2022 at 19:23 James <james@kingdom.ie> wrote:
>
>
> Will,
>
> The Europa owner Dave Disney gave me the following (in red) info rega
rding the work he did on his fuel tank.
>
>
>
> I had to cut a hole in the top of the tank to gain access so I cut so
me of the material I cut out into strips to use as 'welding rods'. I used a
small hot air gun to soften the tank and rods to complete the welding proc
ess. It was a bit of a pain to do and I had to develop a repair scheme for
the LAA which included strengthening the area between the headrests where I
cut the access hole.
>
> In many ways I'm glad I did the repair this way. The LAA specify that
I must remove the tank top panel every annual for inspection. This gives m
e access to inside the tank so I can check the welded area and clean out an
y debris from the tank. If I ever fitted a new tank, I would cut an access
to it in the same way so I can inspect the tank internally.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> James
>
>
>
>
>
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com <owner-europa-list-serve
r@matronics.com> On Behalf Of William Daniell
> Sent: 18 July 2022 12:10
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: The culprit
>
>
>
> Everything now ripped out. What a job. So much for hdpe not stickin
g to epoxy! The lay up delaminated rather than release the hdpe.
>
> William Daniell
> +1 786 878 0246
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 18, 2022, 06:14 James <james@kingdom.ie mailto:james@king
dom.ie > wrote:
>
> > >
> > Duncan,
> >
> > It wasn't me who had a cracked tank. I'll have to search throug
h the forum to find out who it was and get back to you.
> >
> >
> >
> > James
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Get Outlook for Android https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------
> >
> > From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com mailto:owner-europ
a-list-server@matronics.com <owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com mailto:
owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com > on behalf of D McFadyean <ami-mcfa
dyean@talktalk.net mailto:ami-mcfadyean@talktalk.net >
> > Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 10:16:45 AM
> > To: europa-list@matronics.com mailto:europa-list@matronics.com
<europa-list@matronics.com mailto:europa-list@matronics.com >
> > Subject: Re: Europa-List: The culprit
> >
> >
> >
> > James,
> >
> > What did you use to "weld" the tank?
> >
> >
> >
> > Duncan McF.
> >
> > > > >
> > > On 17 July 2022 at 14:56 James <james@kingdom.ie mailto:j
ames@kingdom.ie > wrote:
> > >
> > > Will, Xmas before last I had a leak which turned out to b
e a fuel hose that had been sawn through by the rudder cable. During the co
urse of asking for help here on the forum & before I found the cause, someo
ne said that their tank developed a crack & he cut an access opening on the
top big enough to get 2 hands in, to weld the crack.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Would this solution be easier for you, rather than removi
ng the complete tank?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > James
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Get Outlook for Android https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg
> > >
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com mailto:owner
-europa-list-server@matronics.com <owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com m
ailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com > on behalf of William Daniell
<wdaniell.longport@gmail.com mailto:wdaniell.longport@gmail.com >
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2022 1:35:28 PM
> > > To: europa-list@matronics.com mailto:europa-list@matronic
s.com <europa-list@matronics.com mailto:europa-list@matronics.com >
> > > Subject: Re: Europa-List: The culprit
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Top "shelf" horizontal part....just to the right ot the r
einforcement which was stuck pretty hard.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > In other words exactly where youd expect stress.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The tank material is in pretty good shape. However whe
n i put in the tank many years ago i followed the manual. It is glued in v
ery well.....very well :-(
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > William Daniell
> > > +1 786 878 0246
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, Jul 16, 2022, 23:48 Fred Klein <freddythek10@gmai
l.com mailto:freddythek10@gmail.com > wrote:
> > >
> > > > > > >
dythek10@gmail.com mailto:freddythek10@gmail.com >
> > > >
> > > > WillCan you describe the location of the c
rack in the tank?F.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > On Jul 16, 2022, at 3:32 PM, William Daniell <wda
niell.longport@gmail.com mailto:wdaniell.longport@gmail.com > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > William Daniell
> > > > > +1 786 878 0246
> > > > > <PXL_20220716_164328200.jpg>
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