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04-05-2011, 01:46 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 863
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Fuel Tank Sealant Substitute
I have noticed that instructions recommend using fuel tank sealant in other areas than in the fuel tank. As I intend to use the prebuilt tank option, I am trying to find an equivalent product locally. Can those who have used this sealant tell me what it is and what would be a good substitute?
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04-05-2011, 04:09 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: La Feria Texas
Posts: 3,822
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It is not called Pro Seal any longer I think it is called Flamemaster or such. I just ordered a quart from Vans, check their accessory catalog. I did notice they sell it in some very small quantities, may suit you well.
I was not ready to build my tank just yet, but you need some to put the top piece on the lower firewall, so will probably go ahead and do the tank and get it out of the way.
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04-05-2011, 04:51 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DonFromTX
It is not called Pro Seal any longer I think it is called Flamemaster or such. I just ordered a quart from Vans, check their accessory catalog. I did notice they sell it in some very small quantities, may suit you well.
I was not ready to build my tank just yet, but you need some to put the top piece on the lower firewall, so will probably go ahead and do the tank and get it out of the way.
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Thanks Don, I know that I could order it from VANs but I was looking for a faster local source. I might be able to find some Pro Seal here. I will ask fellows EAAers.
I heard/read so many complaints about the fuel tank sealing problems with the sight window that I decided that the $400 extra were worth the aggravation. Now, after all the hullabaloo you tell me that you will build the fuel tank because you have some Pro Seal left? 
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04-05-2011, 05:24 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: La Feria Texas
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Well, I always say when it gets too tough for everyone else, it is just about right for me. I would feel cheated if I did not master the fuel tank build, look upon it as a challenge to meet and overcome. Don't forget, there is no assurance the one you buy complete won't leak, I would just as soon trust my own skills and dilligence in building one.
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04-05-2011, 05:41 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Friday Harbor, Wa
Posts: 300
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Tank sealant
Try googling:
Flamemaster CS 3204 That is what Vans sells.
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04-05-2011, 05:54 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posts: 860
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Flamemaster
Here's the manufacturer:
http://www.flamemaster.com/
They should be able to tell you a local stocking distributor. Keep in mind the expiry date.
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04-05-2011, 06:07 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 863
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DonFromTX
Don't forget, there is no assurance the one you buy complete won't leak, I would just as soon trust my own skills and dilligence in building one.
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I be darned! A local fellow RV-12 builder told me exactly that, almost word to word! Now I have second thoughts... Not too late as I am a couple of weeks from ordering the finishing kit... 
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04-05-2011, 06:23 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Riley TWP MI
Posts: 3,070
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Small quantities of fuel sealant
The small quantity of fuel tank sealant that I purchased from Vans came in a mixing tube. The whole amount gets mixed at once. You only have an hour or so to use it up, otherwise it all goes to waste.
Joe
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04-05-2011, 06:25 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Bellevue, NE
Posts: 686
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These guys will sell you whatever quantity you want. http://www.sealpakcoinc.com/ They also have the different consistencies available. -Jim
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04-05-2011, 06:33 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 845
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DonFromTX
there is no assurance the one you buy complete won't leak
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I like the odds, though. A guy that's built enough of them to convince Van's to outsource to him versus me, the guy who managed to paint the wrong side of the left side skin. Yeah, I like the odds!
http://www.schmetterlingaviation.com...m-over-it.html
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The above web blogs and any links provided thereto are not instructional or advisory in nature. They merely seek to share my experiences in building and flying Van's RV airplanes.
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