Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #35197
From: Christopher Barber <CBarber@TexasAttorney.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: alcohol in fuel
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:23:33 -0600
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
And on this note, what does the collective know about the gray Jeffco product that is purported to be for use in fuel applications?  This is what my tanks are lined in.  
 
All the best,
 
Chris 
-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Al Gietzen
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 10:18 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: alcohol in fuel

Al W wrote:

 

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.

 

That’s good news.

 

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.

 

That’s bad news.  Should I conclude from this that EZ-poxy (44-56 by weight) will NOT handle fuel with ethanol?  I assume when you say “fuel” you mean fuel with ethanol, since experience has shown that EZ-poxy has handled auto fuel for periods of 15 years in some EZs.

 

Al G

 

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