[yankee-flyer]

Had the entire fuel system complete and then found today that I had to pull the tank to install the magnetometer behind the baggage bulkhead. The pro-seal came off the inside of the fuselage OK-- question is, do I re-seal (more pro-seal) every time the tank is put back in??

For those who haven't gotten there yet, it would be a LOT easier to install the three nutplates for the ELT antenna mount BEFORE the cross-brace is riveted to the fuselage. As it is, you've got to drill out three rivets on the far right side and then install nutplates in a place that's extremely difficult to get old, fat fingers into.

 

[Mich48041]

Gasket sealant

Since you have already made a gasket out of proseal to fill the big gaps, I think that non-adhesive type of gasket sealant can be used between the existing proseal and the fuselage skin. What about using a Teflon based paste type pipe thread sealant? Or perhaps some other type of gasket sealant that will allow easy disassembly of parts.
Joe

 

[rvbuilder2002]

Reinstalling with just the proseal gasket works well, but if you want to add something extra you can coat it with a thin layer of fuel lube.

 

[Tony_T]

Those pesky ELT nutplates...

Jim Cone has posted a method for us decrepit old guys to get those nutplates into difficult places here: http://picasaweb.google.com/JimCone1941/RV12Construction9409#

I used his method when I installed my ELT antenna and it works. It would however be a lot easier to put those nutplates in when the cross brace is being built.

Tony