The description says pro seal meets mil-s-8802...you can't beat that...if it can seal wing skins to hold jp8 (kerosene) it can hold any gasoline...and yes it is very messy.
https://sites.google.com/site/mykr2stretch/ https://sites.google.com/site/mykr2stretch/parts-for-sale On Jul 23, 2013 2:31 AM, "Dave_A" <dave.a.krnet at gmail.com> wrote: > The easiest way to get a good seal is to use polysulfide sealant (Proseal) > to seal the gaskets... > > It's more flexible than epoxy, and is pretty much intended for fuel & > water sealing purposes... > > The downside is that it is VERY sticky/messy stuff ('infamous for getting > all over everything BUT what you are trying to seal with it') & stinks like > no-other.... > > On 7/21/2013 6:05 PM, rbaalman at cox.net wrote: > >> As an alternative, you can bore the five mounting holes and the probe >> hole and use a sealed nut ring on the inside of the tank. I made the ring >> out of scrap aluminum and riveted domed nut-plates to the ring and then >> epoxied the ring to the tank. The hole pattern may be similar to what >> cessna uses on their tanks which is not symmetrical. The probe will need >> to be clocked after bending/ before drilling mount holes. The bendable >> section will be the first few inches of the probe. >> Roger >> >> ---- Jeff Scott <jscott.planes at gmx.com> wrote: >> >>> It looks like the same thing as the Westach capacitance probe which is >>> what I've got in my KR. It has 5 holes for 3/16 screws and should come >>> with a square mounting plate and gasket. You bond the aluminum plate to >>> the side of the fuel tank where you want to mount the probe. The probe >>> goes through a hole in the center of the plate and the base mounts to the >>> flange using 5 3/16 screws or bolts. I had problems with them weeping >>> under the mounting gaskets off and on until I finally sealed the gaskets >>> with some west epoxy. If you have an aluminum tank, you could weld or >>> rivet the aluminum mounting flange to the tank. The picture at < >>> http://www.aircraftspruce.**com/catalog/inpages/**westachSender.php<http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/inpages/westachSender.php>> >>> shows the mounting flange (even though that particular unit is the older >>> 12V version of the probe). >>> >> -Jeff Scott >> Los Alamos, NM >> <http://jeffsplanes.com> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Mark Langford >>> Sent: 07/19/13 06:12 PM >>> To: KRnet >>> Subject: KR> capacitance fuel level sender? >>> >>> KRNetHeads, >>> >>> I've finally finished up front-hinging the canopy (I'll work up a web >>> page over the weekend), and next on the list is adding a fuel level sender >>> to N891JF. I have a VDO 226-007 resistive sender, but am considering a >>> capacitance sensor as well. MGL sells one near the bottom of >>> http://www.mglavionics.com/**html/infinity.html<http://www.mglavionics.com/html/infinity.html>described >>> as "Capacitance Fuel Level Sender, Bendable, Cutable" . Is >>> anybody familiar with this particular unit, and might know the thread size >>> or other mounting details? I have a call in to MGL but have not heard back >>> yet. I'm using an RDAC XF interface, and I think either of these two would >>> work, but am checking my options. >>> >>> Thanks a lot, >>> >>> Mark Langford >>> ML at N56ML.com >>> website at http://www.N56ML.com >>> ------------------------------**-------------------------- >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Search the KRnet Archives at >>> http://tugantek.com/**archmailv2-kr/search<http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search> >>> . >>> To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org >>> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >>> see >>> http://list.krnet.org/mailman/**listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org<http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org>to >>> change options >>> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Search the KRnet Archives at >> http://tugantek.com/**archmailv2-kr/search<http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search> >> . >> To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >> see >> http://list.krnet.org/mailman/**listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org<http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org>to >> change options >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Search the KRnet Archives at >> http://tugantek.com/**archmailv2-kr/search<http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search> >> . >> To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >> see >> http://list.krnet.org/mailman/**listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org<http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org>to >> change options >> > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://tugantek.com/**archmailv2-kr/search<http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search> > . > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see > http://list.krnet.org/mailman/**listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org<http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org>to > change options >
