Return-Path: Received: from smtp.digital.net ([206.228.237.7]) by truman.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.1 release 219 ID# 0-52269U2500L250S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Mon, 18 Jan 1999 19:26:04 -0500 Received: from ddi.digital.net (ddi.digital.net [198.69.104.2]) by smtp.digital.net (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id TAA08329 for ; Mon, 18 Jan 1999 19:25:57 -0500 (EST) Received: from john (max-tnt-55.digital.net [208.14.41.55]) by ddi.digital.net (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id TAA27109 for ; Mon, 18 Jan 1999 19:27:26 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19990118192726.0070e0f4@mail.digital.net> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 19:27:26 -0500 To: lancair.list@olsusa.com From: John Cooper Subject: Fuel Tank testing X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> One thing I forgot: To check for leaks around your fuel filler (they typically occur around the O-ring on the shaft), just build a little circular dam out of clay or putty on top of the wing, and fill it with water to cover the filler cap area. Any bubbles are obvious. I also placed the test setup plumbing in a tub of water as well to check for leaks from fittings or valve packing or whatever.