Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #35187
From: Barry Gardner <barrygardner@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] alcohol in fuel
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:46:50 -0600
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Al,

What epoxy did you use, just for another data point? I'm using MGS 335 but I suspect, as you said, that high ratio type epoxys will all test the same. Thanks.

Barry Gardner
----- Original Message ----- From: "al p wick" <alwick@juno.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 9:46 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] alcohol in fuel


After flying for six years, finally removed and disassembled my glass and
foam header tank. During those six years I periodically used ethanol fuel
and whatever. Always used auto fuel.  No evidence of degradation of any
component....soft aluminum, foam, epoxy. All looks perfect.

I'm going to replace glass tank with aluminum so I can mount two wet
pumps inside. Wet pumps the only way to go for safety advantage.

Just a reminder, all epoxy that is fuel exposed must be high ratio type.
Like 4 to 1.   50/50 ratio epoxies can NOT handle fuel over time.


-al wick
Cozy IV powered by Turbo Subaru 3.0R with variable valve lift and cam
timing.
Artificial intelligence in cockpit, N9032U 240+ hours from Portland,
Oregon
Glass panel design, Subaru install, Prop construct, Risk assessment info:
http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/alwick/index.html

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