Emmet Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 On 2/20/2020 at 11:52 AM, Hyett6420 said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmet Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 Looks like we found at least one source for the fuel smell. The senders were installed mid 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 20 minutes ago, Emmet said: Looks like we found at least one source for the fuel smell. The senders were installed mid 2017 I think one of my CiES sending units is leaking as well. Let us know what you figure out. IIRC the ICA says to not retighten them, which is a quandry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldguy Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 Unless 100 LL can flow over the lip of the fuel pickup, I count two leaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 Reviewing the installation details may be helpful... We have the Cies guy around here somewhere... @fuellevel (fuel sensor leak, at a screw and other pics and questions...) Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoN Posted February 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 @Emmet: Your gasket may be failing. My leakage was at the bottom, below the fuel hose and even under that small flat profile. You also have fuel tracks in the back corner where the main spar is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 Is that plastic bubble wrap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmet Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 That ist part of the Soundex multilayer insulation/sound proofing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuellevel Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) Looking at the picture I would suspect that the sealant failed around the domed captured nut in the tank allowing fuel Ito travel down the attachment screw. Mooneys have undersize sender attachment due to the need to isolate the inbd sender in a resistive sender system. So the gasket is not tight around the screw as it is in other aircraft so yes the gasket could have failed but not likely more like a sealant failure Edited February 27, 2020 by fuellevel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 I have struggled getting the senders sealed. I have started coating the gaskets with CS3330. This stops all the leaks. It makes it harder to remove the sender, but not that much harder. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmet Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 36 minutes ago, fuellevel said: Looking at the picture I would suspect that the sealant failed around the domed captured nut in the tank allowing fuel Ito travel down the attachment screw. Mooneys have undersize sender attachment due to the need to isolate the inbd sender in a resistive sender system. So the gasket is not tight around the screw as it is in other aircraft so yes the gasket could have failed but not likely more like a sealant failure We will look at this ... The senders have been installed just after the new reseal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flumag Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 On 2/25/2020 at 7:46 PM, Airways said: Interesting discussion here. I also have a fuel smell in the cabin after a fill up (Monroy LR tanks) and I’m based in Europe as well... Why not flying to Paul at Weep No More? He has a quick turnaround time and the way from Europe to Willmar and back is fun. It definitely worth the trip and the quality. I did it last year. On this way you get 50 flying hours in the book and have a lot of fun. The M20K can perfectly do it. I haven't seen anybody in Europe who does it in asimilar quality price range than Paul. Hendrik 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 Hendrik, you ARE an amazing Mooney aviator! -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airways Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 2 hours ago, flumag said: Why not flying to Paul at Weep No More? He has a quick turnaround time and the way from Europe to Willmar and back is fun. It definitely worth the trip and the quality. I did it last year. On this way you get 50 flying hours in the book and have a lot of fun. The M20K can perfectly do it. I haven't seen anybody in Europe who does it in asimilar quality price range than Paul. Hendrik Good idea. Might do an update of the interior at the same time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flumag Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 9 hours ago, Airways said: Good idea. Might do an update of the interior at the same time. I did this too. There are several level of refreshment and the two things can go hand in hand. Since you would fly in the summer time you need to go on the schedule with Paul early enough. Also Let me know if you have any specific questions like routing, transportation Wilmar to MPS etc. On the Way back you could also stop at Airventure if that is interesting to you. Hendrik (if you can tell me an easy way to turn the pictures in the MS please sent me a PM) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 Hendrik, I have you covered... -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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