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Weeping rivets on fuel tank

Plummit

Plummit

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Hi all, does anyone know of a place in So Cal that can repair a couple of weeping rivets on the top of my tanks? It's more of an annoyance than anything else but I'd like to get it fixed. I know about weep-no-more, but I'm looking for someone local.

thanks
~Marc
 
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Try putting green locktite around the leaking rivets.

A decent auto parts store will have it.
 
Pulling gas fumes through a shop vac scares me a little, maybe it is of no concern but its something to think about.
 
jibby212 said:
Pulling gas fumes through a shop vac scares me a little, maybe it is of no concern but its something to think about.
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Smart man. Super dangerous.

I used the green Loctite on a rivet as suggested. Worked.

I put a plastic trash bag in the tank and excavated the air in the bag so I wasn't sucking fuel fumes. Probably a static electricity hazard, but better than fuel fumes though a sparking motor.
 
Although augmenting the wicking action of the Locktite with a bit of vacuum should logically help------remember that this formula "Green" is thin, and designed to wick itself into fasteners that are already installed.

This is why it is recommended for this use, instead of red or blue Locktite.

I fixed a couple weepers by just applying to the rivet and letting it wick in.

http://na.henkel-adhesives.com/industrial/green-threadlockers-pre-assembled-wicking-13227.htm
 
I used a plastic syringe I purchased from a pet store.

Remove the needle adapter and expose the rubber o ring.
Place it around the rivet with a good seal & push the plunger. It forces the loctite around the rivet.

I used this method with pliobond on a bottom rivet several years ago & it's still not weeping. Sounds like green loctite works as well.
 
Weeping Rivet - what cleaner to use before Loctite

Hello fellow VAF friends -
I have a weeping rivet on the bottom of my tank - it's been weeping for a couple years now and I have a blue ring around it - finally decided to fix it. I've drained my tank and have decided to try the "green Loctite 290" fix using a syringe to help push it in, as some here have suggested.

I have read numerous threads about how to do the repair, but I did not see mentioned about how to clean the area/rivet before using Loctite. Do I need to use a cleaning solvent before using Loctite? If so - what to use? I do not want to use something that attacks my paint or the Proseal and make my leak worse.
Thank you for the help!
 
I just mixed a little Proseal and mushed it into the rivet with my finger and a popsicle stick. Wiped off the excess, let it set for a couple of days and never saw blue for eight years of flying.
 
Well, you guys have convinced me to try wicking some green lock tite into weeping rivets.
It just might work as it has for you and sure a lot easier than removing tank, cutting holes in aft baffle and sealing from inside.
 
Weep no more...

Another option is HySol Epoxy made by Loctite.
http://www.all-spec.com/Catalog/Adh...MI6tW1vdDz1wIVkYFpCh0vaQX5EAQYAiABEgIVYfD_BwE
I use it for gluing and bonding and have fixed several tank leaks with it. Lancair builders glue their wings together with it. (wet wing)

Mix, smear onto a clean surface around the rivet and let dry. Touch up paint as necessary.
For larger leaks, "be done with it" fixes, the guys at Weep No More do excellent work on RV tanks as well as my friends Hollywood and Cheese at Hotel Whiskey Aviation.

http://hotelwhiskeyaviation.com/home/

http://www.weepnomorellc.com/

V/R
Smokey
 
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