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Fuel tank transducer leak, bummer
Filled plane up the other day for a trip the next day to Florida. Arrival in the hangar, fuel smell, fuel at RH wing root going down fuselage. Removed tank covers with screw buster, only had to drill a couple. Both transducer plates leaking, good thing I had 100 gaskets made out of grade A viton. Should have done it last year when I did the LH wing. Modified the holes in the plates with a 60 degree counter sink, installed small viton oring under bolt washer and reinstalled. Wish I would have done it last year.
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Pics or it didn't happen
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Same thing happened to me when I filled the Aux tanks for a trip from Sacramento to Tucson. Discovered that if I only put 12 gallons in the right aux instead of filling it then it did not leak. Still have not gotten around to pulling the tank cover.
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Here are a couple pics
Dan |
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Like the o ring idea on the bolts. Just finished CiES probes and used a dab of fuel resistant sealer on the bolts for the access plates. CiES probe plates come with viton gaskets like you had made.
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