splinter
Active Member
All,
I have been working for the past few months to remove slosh from my fuel tanks of my RV-8 I bought about a year ago. Long story short, it was missed in the pre-buy inspection, and I was not well educated enough on the subject at the time. Regardless, such is life, and as Mike Holmes says, "I had to make it right". So, for the past couple of months I have been working on the removal and re-sealing. I have had so much incredible help from folks at the Rosamond Skypark (L00) in Rosamond, CA that I can not begin to thank them enough as well as advice from folks on VAF (directly, and through previous posts).
I also took this opportunity to add ER Tanks while I was already going at the fuel system. Thanks to folks Hotel Whiskey Aviation for their awesome support and product as well as their customization for me.
I'm in the US Military, and work schedules and TDY's have contributed to the lengthy delay in completing the de-sloshing, but I am nearing the end. The right tank was closed up this past weekend and the left tank was re-prosealed on the inside. Both are curing now, and I will close up the left in the next week (I hope!) Attached are a few pictures of one tank before removing slosh, de-sloshed, re-sealed and closed.
Thanks to all at L00 and VAF for knowledge shared and wisdom gained.
Splinter
I have been working for the past few months to remove slosh from my fuel tanks of my RV-8 I bought about a year ago. Long story short, it was missed in the pre-buy inspection, and I was not well educated enough on the subject at the time. Regardless, such is life, and as Mike Holmes says, "I had to make it right". So, for the past couple of months I have been working on the removal and re-sealing. I have had so much incredible help from folks at the Rosamond Skypark (L00) in Rosamond, CA that I can not begin to thank them enough as well as advice from folks on VAF (directly, and through previous posts).
I also took this opportunity to add ER Tanks while I was already going at the fuel system. Thanks to folks Hotel Whiskey Aviation for their awesome support and product as well as their customization for me.
I'm in the US Military, and work schedules and TDY's have contributed to the lengthy delay in completing the de-sloshing, but I am nearing the end. The right tank was closed up this past weekend and the left tank was re-prosealed on the inside. Both are curing now, and I will close up the left in the next week (I hope!) Attached are a few pictures of one tank before removing slosh, de-sloshed, re-sealed and closed.
Thanks to all at L00 and VAF for knowledge shared and wisdom gained.
Splinter