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Jeff Mitchell's RV8 project
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Date:  9-3-2008
Number of Hours:  2.00
Manual Reference:  7-7
Brief Description:  Riveted the left fuel cap flange and drain.

I back riveted the fuel cap flange and the vent line retention clip to it. Then did the low point tank drain. I used a Popsicle stick to remove some sealant between the shop heads to allow a clear channel for water to get to the drain hole. And finally, I sealed and set a 3/16” rivet in the aft tooling holes in the most outboard left and right hand tank ribs. Finally I finished up by using MEK to clean up any sealant that went astray. Overall, this was not a bad experience for my first real go with tank sealant. The Semkit gun application method made it a lot neater and maybe quicker as well. One 6 oz tube did the stiffeners, tank cap flange, tank drain and two 3/16” rivets for the tooling holes with about ½ to 1 ounce left in the gun. I put the remaining sealant in the freezer which should give it about 4 days of life.
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Fuel cap flange and vent retention clip

Fuel cap flange and vent retention clip

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Fuel tank low point drain

Fuel tank low point drain

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Outside view of tank drain

Outside view of tank drain

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