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Doing the right thing

Well, I decided to do the only thing that was really right. I pried off the access panel to the inboard end of the tank (damn that proseal sticks tight!), inserted a King Dollar mirror, shined in a bright light, and prosealed the hell out of the joint where the leak was!

I’ll let that dry [...]

Patch #1: working?

Went in on Monday to check how well our patch would hold.
Before I started, I was determined to find a better way to seal off the fuel cap. A thin sheet of closed-cell foam (probably used to pack something-or-other) seemed to have potential. I doubled it over once, stuck it in the filler hole, and [...]

Leak test (Left)

Ben and I went in tonight to take a look for any leaks. Van’s leak test kit had come in on Friday, and we capped the appropriate holes, plopped on the balloon, and…
…nothing.

As soon as it would start to inflate, it would deflate nearly as fast. The problem seemd to come from the inside end [...]

Left tank baffle

The time has come.

JMR and I went over to the hangar after work to seal in the left tank. I whipped up a batch of ProSeal (y’know, after a while the smell grows on you…I’m starting to kinda like it!) and spread it just forward of the painter’s tape lines on the inside of the [...]