Fuel Tank 337G

Mark Hislop · #1 04-01-13, 10:44 AM

Thanks Herb. I didn't know that. Hopefully, Ed can find someone who is parting out a later model with the same tanks. Or get somebody to repair his tank.

hharney · #2 04-01-13, 02:43 PM

There was a G model being parted at the Middletown, Ohio airport. The local A&P there but not sure they have tanks, it would be worth a call

SkyMac · #3 04-01-13, 04:15 PM

The contact details for the 76 337G in Middletown are...

Kurt Yearout
Safe Skies Aviation
513-368-0282 (cell)
513-217-5141 (office)

kurtyearout@yahoo.com

hharney · #4 04-01-13, 10:00 PM

Dave

When replacing the sender gaskets be careful to not over tighten the fasteners as you can warp the tank metal around the opening. It's a little bit of a catch 22 as if you don't tighten enough it may leak but you don't want to bear down on them. Try to tighten in opposite sides from the other rotating around the sender. This will apply even pressure to the tank seal. If it still leaks then Pro Seal is the next step.

Cheers

edasmus · #5 04-02-13, 08:21 AM

Thanks everyone for all the info. Well when I got to the shop yesterday morning when they opened, the shop manager (who also does all the welding) was pulling up in his truck at the same time. He pulled my tank out of his truck and deemed it repaired. They installed it in about an hour and filled with fuel. NO LEAKS!! Apparently last Friday was quite a frustrating day for the shop and my tank but they refused to let the tank beat them. The manager took it home over the weekend and fixed it. The tank looked very good. I really don't know how to judge a weld but all the work he did looked very neat and clean. The tank looked nearly new all the way around. He charged me $300 to fix the leak. Something was leaking before the annual and now it is not (at least as far as I can tell, time will tell for sure). $300 seemed pretty good to me especially since the only quote I received was $3000 for a replacement tank from Owen Bell at Aviation Enterprises in TN.

Mark, when I get a chance, I will stop by. Thanks for your input.

Ed

edasmus · #6 04-04-13, 08:39 AM

I flew my SkyMaster yesterday and all went very well. We flew about 2.5 hours and the airplane performed perfectly. It is always a good feeling to have the annual inspection behind me. I have been flying my buddy's Comanche 250 for the last month while my SkyMaster was down. We owned one together over 20 years ago together. They are fantastic airplanes and his is above average in "niceness." After getting back in my SkyMaster yesterday however, I would choose the C337 over the PA24 all day. Enjoy the cool Spring Wx. Thanks again everyone!

Ed

Jerry De Santis · #7 04-04-13, 07:49 PM

Hi Mark,

I have taken the inboard tank out twice and you don't have to move the other tanks. I must admit it is not an easy task but can be done. The hardest part was the short length of large diameter hose between the middle tank and the inboard tank. The hose is hard and I used a heat gun to get it to be a little pliable.

My plane is a 1975 P337G.

Cheers!
Jerry