Doing the first annual since putting this rv6a back online. There were no apparent leaks before this, but this year’s annual revealed some blue staining around the sender after I took the wing root fairing off. It appears to me that the leak is just a weeping screw based on the pattern of the stain and the gummyness of the pro seal around that screw. Then again, the pro seal that has been touched by the fuel is also soft enough that I can scratch it off with my finger in places.
If it is the screw, can I just drain the tanks, wait for it to dry, and apply some new sealer after scraping the old stuff off? Is there anything else that might work better for this application than proseal? Wicking loctite?
Or does it look like I’m going to have to pull the tank and remove the sender and do the whole thing?
(don't know why Halie keeps rotating the pictures, but the bottom of the wing is to the bottom right corner of the photo. The screw where the stains appear to be starting is at about 4:00 if you were looking head on to the sender panel)
If it is the screw, can I just drain the tanks, wait for it to dry, and apply some new sealer after scraping the old stuff off? Is there anything else that might work better for this application than proseal? Wicking loctite?
Or does it look like I’m going to have to pull the tank and remove the sender and do the whole thing?
(don't know why Halie keeps rotating the pictures, but the bottom of the wing is to the bottom right corner of the photo. The screw where the stains appear to be starting is at about 4:00 if you were looking head on to the sender panel)
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