X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:20:57 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from qmta11.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.27.211] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.10) with ESMTP id 4580138 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:30:40 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.27.211; envelope-from=ijheizer@comcast.net Received: from omta04.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.35]) by qmta11.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id XRk91f0040lTkoCABZW5x9; Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:30:05 +0000 Received: from sz0109.ev.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.26.169]) by omta04.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id XZW41f00h3eudEs8QZW4XU; Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:30:05 +0000 X-Original-Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:30:04 +0000 (UTC) From: Isaac Heizer X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net X-Original-Message-ID: <1546624594.1059439.1289856604923.JavaMail.root@sz0109a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <1984414348.1059312.1289856523375.JavaMail.root@sz0109a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Subject: Re: Lancair 4 doorseal MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_1059438_2084149645.1289856604922" X-Originating-IP: [206.124.155.48] X-Mailer: Zimbra 6.0.5_GA_2431.RHEL5_64 (ZimbraWebClient - FF3.0 (Win)/6.0.5_GA_2427.RHEL4) ------=_Part_1059438_2084149645.1289856604922 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The door seal on my ES-P has sprouted several pinhole leaks in the region where the two ends of the tubing are joined together. I contacted the manufacturer, and was told the seal is made from layers of dacron and silicon. This repair procedure is my adaptation of what he told me about fixing leaks Lightly sand around the area of the leak Clean area with acetone Poke some rtv silicone into the pinhole. I've found that a toothpick works well. I've been using DOW 3145 adhesive/sealant. Let the rtv fully cure Inflate the doorseal with the door open, keep inflated for the following steps Spread a small amount of rtv around the area of the repair, and press a small patch of peelply into the rtv Spread a bit more rtv over the top of the peelply to seal the peelply and its edges. An ice cube works well to smooth out the rtv & peelply combo Keep the seal inflated while the silicone dries The initial poking of the rtv into the pinhole fixes the leak. The application of peelply keeps the inflation/deflation cycles from reopening the pinhole. I've repaired numerous pinhole leaks in my plane's seal; these repairs have lasted so far for 200 flying hours...no pinhole has reopened yet. -isaac ES-P N7842K ------=_Part_1059438_2084149645.1289856604922 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <= div style=3D'font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>The door = seal on my ES-P has sprouted several pinhole leaks in the region where the = two ends of the tubing are joined together. I contacted the manufactu= rer, and was told the seal is made from layers of dacron and silicon. = This repair procedure is my adaptation of what he told me about fixing lea= ks

Lightly sand around the area of the leak
Clean area with aceto= ne
Poke some rtv silicone into the pinhole. I've found that a toot= hpick works well. I've been using DOW 3145 adhesive/sealant.
Let t= he rtv fully cure
Inflate the doorseal with the door open, keep inflated= for the following steps
Spread a small amount of rtv around the area of= the repair, and press a small patch of peelply into the rtv
Spread a bi= t more rtv over the top of the peelply to seal the peelply and its edges.&n= bsp; An ice cube works well to smooth out the rtv & peelply combo
Ke= ep the seal inflated while the silicone dries

The initial poking of = the rtv into the pinhole fixes the leak. The application of peelply k= eeps the inflation/deflation cycles from reopening the pinhole.

I've= repaired numerous pinhole leaks in my plane's seal; these repairs have las= ted so far for 200 flying hours...no pinhole has reopened yet.

-isaa= c
ES-P N7842K
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