Burke:
My condition inspection (currently in progress) found the following:
1. Left brake fitting leak, had to replace brake linings and reseal fitting.
2. Right fuel tank leak. Removed tank, opened up, and found really bad news. Remember all my problems with engine sputtering? The blocked vent caused the ribs to fold in the middle. The flop tube had wood around the fittings which disintegrated. There was a quantity of wood particles in the tank. On top of that, the flop tube fell off the tank wall fitting when I bumped it.
New tank parts on the way, I am going to scrap the old tank.
I am amazed that I was able to fly on the right tank at all, let alone make the long trip down from Alaska (which was awesome!).
Everything else is fine.
Jonathan