Another leaky tank thread

[SR2500]

I had two leaking rivets before my first flight in the middle of winter -- unheated hangar. One of the local RV guys and race car builder suggested I go to the local hardware store and buy a product in a tube called Seal-All. I cleaned the area with alcohol and squeezed some on. It smells like model airplane glue, but sets up very fast. Its been four months and over 50 hours and it is not leaking. It will allow me to get to it when its warmer outside and I have the tank empty. My friend used it on his Bonanza and RV6 with the same results.

Jerry Folkerts

[Jesse]

Originally Posted by SR2500

I had two leaking rivets before my first flight in the middle of winter -- unheated hangar. One of the local RV guys and race car builder suggested I go to the local hardware store and buy a product in a tube called Seal-All. I cleaned the area with alcohol and squeezed some on. It smells like model airplane glue, but sets up very fast. Its been four months and over 50 hours and it is not leaking. It will allow me to get to it when its warmer outside and I have the tank empty. My friend used it on his Bonanza and RV6 with the same results.

Jerry Folkerts

Sound s a whole lot like super glue, which I have used with good success on a number of occasions. If/when it starts to leak again, just put another dab on.

[edneff]

I had about 10 weeping rivets on my left tank, all in a row along the aft baffle.
I tried the green loctite-- expensive and it only fixed a few of them.

Next I tried the Seal All, using a syringe to pressurize it into the rivets as others have done with the Green Loctite.

A week later and so far, so good.