"Faure, Marin" <Marin.Faure@PSS.Boeing.com> wrote:
>But on a stock Series,
>at least a stock Series III, there should be a skid plate directly
>under the tank. It's not separated by much; in fact at first
>glance it looks like it's part of the tank itself. There's not
>any daylight between them.
The plate can be separated from the tank with considerable effort and not a
little aggravation. It appears that the two were adhered with some kind of
asphalt (!) sealant or somesuch. Designed to keep water/salt/etc. out.
Rather, it provides a nifty, concealed place for the rustworm to hide and
do its worst at its leisure , eating the tank from the outside in.
Quintin Aspin has the neatest fix. Once the plate and tank bottom are all
cleaned up, the butters both sides up with West epoxy, aligns the two
pieces, then places a spare wheel or two on top. Epoxy (depending upon the
mix/type) cures in a couple of hours, but there is no place for the
rustworm to hide anymore.
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