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Most of the time spent working on the plane this evening was used to clean up my clecos. Some of them were getting quite a build-up of sealant, so I soaked them in MEK overnight, and then wiped off as much as the sealant as I could. Most of it came off fairly easily, and what’s left won’t really affect their function. At least they look better now.
After playing with the clecos, I mixed up a small batch of sealant, and used it to seal on the tank access cover and fuel level sender. As with the right tank, I’ve opted to toss out the gaskets supplied with these and just use sealant. I’m also using the supplied screws rather than “upgrading” to stainless steel screws that use allen wrenches.
I’ll wait about a week before testing the left tank and retesting the right. Hopefully, there will be no leaks present…in the meantime, I’ll move on to the leading edges.
