Fuel Leaks - Weep No More, Here I Come!

[wishboneash]

Just wanted to put in a good word for the folks up in Troutdale, OR (Advanced Aircraft Services) who did my fuel tanks resealing over part of summer. I picked up the plane about 3 weeks ago and the job was done well and on time. They sent me periodic snap shots of the work so it was good to see the weekly progress. It is a time intensive laborious process of stripping off the old gunk, some manual clean up, drying and applying the new sealant. It takes an average of 8 weeks for both tanks so one has to be prepared to "lose" your plane for several months. So far so good and definitely worth it! Gone are the fuel smells when opening the door and no steady drop in fuel levels which are obvious over several days. I had no visible fuel drip spots on the outside except for staining over the years so the problem was distributed in many locations but was insidious and wasteful of fuel. With a 7 year warranty, I hope I don't expect to face any leak issues and Advanced Aircraft will stand behind their work. I would recommend Greg and his team for those looking to having their tanks worked on especially for those on the US west coast for whom it might be convenient. Greg dropped me off and picked me up from Portland Intl (PDX) so that saved me some effort and time as well.

[GeorgePerry]

Weep no more did my plane in just over two weeks.

[Ron McBride]

My plane is at Troutdale right now.  The plan is 3 weeks start to finish.  Greg took me to PDX for my flight home and plans to pick me up also.  Sept 15 is my pick up date.  He said it will be ready a couple of days before.  I planned on a couple of extra days, just in case.

 

Ron

[wishboneash]

My times could be off a bit - they were busy at the start of summer and short handed and I had some other work done as well. YMMV.

[kmyfm20s]

S.B.M20-273 can account for some of the Fuel leaks in the long bodies. It appears the factory machine was making over sized rivet holes for a short period of time. My plane was resealed by Weep-No-More before I bought it and has had no problems since.

 S.B. M20-273.pdf

S.B. M20-273.pdf