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Has anyone used Locktite 290 to try and seal the sightglass leaks?
According to the Fuel Tank Test Kit last paragraph you may try Locktite #290 as it will wick into small places and cure.
So back to the origional queston has anyone tried this on the leak on a sight glass window?
According to the Fuel Tank Test Kit last paragraph you may try Locktite #290 as it will wick into small places and cure.
Have you tried to thin type A proseal(this is brush-able) with MEK?Apply a SLIGHT vacuum to the tank while you paint the thinned PS solution on the suspected leak areas. It will migrate in and the MEK will flash off and the strength of PS is unaffected, thus sealing the leak. After the vacuum is removed I would brush uncut type A around the leaking area and clean it up after it has begun to cure. The green loctite will work but unsure for how long.
Good Luck,
Terry
..., and clean up the surfaces with a wire wheel...
John Bender
375.4 hours as of this morning
http://www.harborfreight.com/6-piece-wire-wheel-and-cup-brush-set-1341.html
Harbor Freight shows these. Can put them in an air die grinder, and they will take the 'gooo' off the metal fairly fast. Just don't stay on the surface too long in one spot. As soon as it is off, move on. Hand scuff the surface after 'gooo' is gone with say 100 sand paper in a pattern going around the surface, not in and out.
John Bender
The cupped brush as shown in the link works very well in an electric drill. I found the air die grinder to spin way too fast.
According to the Fuel Tank Test Kit last paragraph you may try Locktite #290 as it will wick into small places and cure.
Have you tried to thin type A proseal(this is brush-able) with MEK?Apply a SLIGHT vacuum to the tank while you paint the thinned PS solution on the suspected leak areas. It will migrate in and the MEK will flash off and the strength of PS is unaffected, thus sealing the leak. After the vacuum is removed I would brush uncut type A around the leaking area and clean it up after it has begun to cure. The green loctite will work but unsure for how long.
Good Luck,
Terry
Use extreme caution handling MEK. The smallest splash into an eye can cause irreversible damage. Use goggles, not just safety glasses.