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RV-8 Fuel Tank Leak

ten4teg

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My friends RV8 sprung a fuel leak around the left fuel tank front fuselage support bracket. It appears to be leaking in the corners around the front nose. We suspect this happened from the Gs associated with aerobatics. Has anybody else had this problem and if so, how did you repair it. Thanks, Tom
 
I discussed a fuel tank leak with an RV7 builder friend of mine just a couple of weeks ago. His started leaking at the leading edge around rivet heads. This was a new plane in Phase 1. Not going into details, his problem turned out to be caused by a mud dobber plugging up the vent line to the right tank. From what I was told, the nose ribs were buckled inside the tank pretty good!
 
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