RV-9A: Left Fuel Tank - 9/14/2006
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 Allrighty! It's time for the tank balloon leak test!
This is reminiscent of the old rabbit test. I'm hoping for the best. I went to Target and bought a bag of balloons and laid out everything in preparation. Here's the air intake thingy that goes into into fuel drain hole, and the cap for the fuel pickup line.
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 Taped up the fuel tank cap
Apparently this dude leaks during the balloon test. I duct taped it up and then installed the valve stem into the tank fuel drain hole, where I will use my bicycle pump to pump air into the tank.
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 Attached the party balloon
The instructions say to tape the balloon on to the fuel tank vent line. I added a pull-tie to insure the fit.
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 Time to pump it up!
I started working on the old bicycle pump waiting for the balloon to inflate. The balloon initially stood straight out with no sign of enlarging. Then all of a sudden it sprang into life and got really big, really fast. Needless to say, I stopped pumping. I grabbed my spray bottle of Windex and starting spraying around where the balloon was attached to the tank. Bubbles, bubbles, everywhere.. leaks, that is. I grabbed another pull-tie and put it around where the balloon was attached. That stop the air leak around the balloon. Next I sprayed the Windex around the valve stem, and sure enough, more leaks. I had to remove the valve stem and put some teflon tape on it and reinstall it into the fuel tank drain hole. This fixed all of the initial leaks. Then, I made the rounds with the Windex, squirting the tank all over. And to my gleeful surprise. NO LEAKS! YEEEEEEE HAAAAAWWWW! Did ya' notice the "Happy Birthday" balloon? After a succesful balloon test, it feels like a birthday party to me. As far the where the rest of the balloons went, me and my son had a water balloon fight in the backyard for the rest of the evening.
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