X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:37:36 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-alt2.hserv16.homehost.com.br ([177.85.103.23] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.6) with ESMTPS id 5645857 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:58:22 -0400 Received-SPF: softfail receiver=logan.com; client-ip=177.85.103.23; envelope-from=ppxsn@novellisouza.com.br Received: from [186.252.69.205] (port=52182) by hserv16.homehost.com.br with esmtpa (Exim 4.77) (envelope-from ) id 1Soegt-0005mb-1K for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:57:44 -0300 From: Silvio Novelli Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1278) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_DC3E9CFE-2C49-4DFA-8BD4-FB158FD13B6E" Subject: Re: [LML] Header tank X-Original-Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:57:33 -0300 In-Reply-To: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: X-Original-Message-Id: <1138A39A-04B2-4829-B7DA-F5DDF2F6EBBE@novellisouza.com.br> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1278) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - hserv16.homehost.com.br X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - novellisouza.com.br --Apple-Mail=_DC3E9CFE-2C49-4DFA-8BD4-FB158FD13B6E Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 This resin needs to be chemical resistant to fuels and more flexible = than the resin used in the tank structure. Mine is a three components = epoxy resin and is installed for more than 10 years and flying for = almost 3 years with no leaks. Silvio Novelli Lancair 320 PP-XSN +55 (14) 9614-3129 On 10 Jan 2012,w 28, at 2:51 PM, Gary Edwards wrote: For me, I would get the best stuff possible, rather than use resin. = Once the tank is together, going back later if there is a leak that = developed after hours of flying is not very enticing. Seems to me that = resin is at the bottom of the acceptable list of materials to use. Any = flexing of the tank could cause a resin crack.=20 =20 Gary Edwards LNC2 ----- Original Message ----- From: Stevens Family To: lml@lancaironline.net Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 9:08 AM Subject: [LML] Header tank Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who responded to my original post = about sealing the header tank. =46rom those responses the consensus = seems to be that a couple of coats of resin will suffice. =20 Thanks again . =20 Regards. =20 Rob Stevens Perth, Western Australia --Apple-Mail=_DC3E9CFE-2C49-4DFA-8BD4-FB158FD13B6E Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 This resin needs to be chemical resistant to fuels = and more flexible than the resin used in the tank structure. Mine is a = three components epoxy resin and is installed for more than 10 =  years and flying for almost 3 years with no leaks.

     Silvio = Novelli
 Lancair 320 PP-XSN
+55 (14) = 9614-3129




On 10  Jan 2012,w 28, at 2:51 PM, Gary Edwards = wrote:

For me, I would = get the best stuff possible, rather than use resin.  Once the tank = is together, going back later if there is a leak that developed after = hours of flying is not very enticing.  Seems to me that resin = is at the bottom of the acceptable list of materials to use.  = Any flexing of the tank could cause a resin = crack. 
 
Gary = Edwards
LNC2
----- Original Message -----
 Tuesday, = July 10, 2012 9:08 AM
Subject: [LML] Header = tank

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who responded = to my original post about sealing the header tank. =46rom those = responses the consensus seems to be that a couple of coats of resin will = suffice.
 
 
 
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