REFLECTOR:Fuel Tank Leak Tests
Ronnie Brown
reflector@tvbf.org
Fri, 25 Jul 2003 09:14:03 -0400
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You can use the pressure side of a vacuum cleaner or even your air =
compressor, just make sure the U tube water manometer is in the circuit =
such the water blows out and prevents the tanks from being over =
pressurized.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: John Dibble=20
To: reflector@tvbf.org=20
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Fuel Tank Leak Tests
The problem isn't that I can't blow hard enough, it's that after =
blowing for several minutes I don't get enough pressure to measure on my =
improvised water manometer. It takes a lot of blowing to fill 60 =
gallons of tank.=20
John=20
NMFlyer1@aol.com wrote:=20
Whilst checking my tanks for leaks, I developed a method for getting =
a 'little more pressure than I could blow by mouth.=20
I purchased a bag of those big party balloons. I found that 1 =
balloon did not supply any more pressure than I could blow by mouth, so =
I put one balloon inside another and filled the inner with an air =
compressor. That supplied a nice constant pressure without the risk of =
blowing up the tanks. It also minimizes the leaking through the balloon =
skin.=20
This allowed me to find the few pinhole leaks pretty quickly by =
myself. It also helps make sure the fuel caps are sealing correctly if =
you insure all other outlets are clamped off.=20
Kurt Winker
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>You can use the pressure side of a vacuum cleaner or =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: REFLECTOR:Fuel =
Tank Leak=20
Tests</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>The problem isn't that I can't blow hard enough, it's =
that=20
after blowing for several minutes I don't get enough pressure to =
measure on my=20
improvised water manometer. It takes a lot of blowing to fill 60 =
gallons=20
of tank.=20
<P>John=20
<P><A href=3D"mailto:NMFlyer1@aol.com">NMFlyer1@aol.com</A> wrote:=20
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3D"CITE"><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>Whilst =
checking my=20
tanks for leaks, I developed a method for getting a 'little more =
pressure=20
than I could blow by mouth.</FONT></FONT>=20
<P><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>I purchased a bag of those big =
party=20
balloons. I found that 1 balloon did not supply any more pressure =
than I=20
could blow by mouth, so I put one balloon inside another and filled =
the=20
inner with an air compressor. That supplied a nice constant =
pressure=20
without the risk of blowing up the tanks. It also minimizes the =
leaking=20
through the balloon skin.</FONT></FONT>=20
<P><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>This allowed me to find the =
few pinhole=20
leaks pretty quickly by myself. It also helps make sure the fuel =
caps are=20
sealing correctly if you insure all other outlets are clamped=20
off.</FONT></FONT>=20
<P><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>Kurt=20
Winker</FONT></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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