X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from web81013.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.199.48] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with SMTP id 2334475 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:14:57 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.199.48; envelope-from=deltaflyer@prodigy.net Received: (qmail 80383 invoked by uid 60001); 16 Sep 2007 22:14:11 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=prodigy.net; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=T00269Dpo6ezslplBvjPmHB9C/TR/TruwocoT68UvBCyWJyyzMQ2WYgK8TRgGuGcEq2iaHqkgAbhyWhye75F2wW70R1XBOsICEpymOP/xgrFPXbxuRxNbUacpy0PUd2XlFaplS8KzGwvwVNPmGN63WQsaoCZ3nySIw91ZKvF6Zo=; X-YMail-OSG: lpWt5JUVM1nz0I3dKBCltZ6Z2Na421YykO7TNk5zFaipjKcYEd1nOnYt4J.aCSIsIwBHH1WtF2MB7t3HC1aBJ18L5Pv4gL0FpeD0.CiXeiAF7Vo- Received: from [12.76.130.234] by web81013.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:14:11 PDT Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:14:11 -0700 (PDT) From: James Maher Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fiberglass fuel tanks To: Rotary motors in aircraft In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-1929281763-1189980851=:80035" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: <235835.80035.qm@web81013.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --0-1929281763-1189980851=:80035 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Ken, Thanks for your input. Thats the experience that I am looking for. Does the Mogas used in your area contain ethanol? Thanks again for your help. Jim Ken Welter wrote: Yes I have used the Dow 511-45 and also Hydrex 100 vinyl ester resins without any problems in over over 1400 hrs of using Mogas. Ken >I'm not flying yet, but the resin system used in my aircraft is >impervious to ethanol. I'm building a Glasair, and the resin system >is a Dow 411-45 vinyl-ester resin system. The vinyl-esters were >originally designed for making fiberglass underground gas tanks. >All Glasairs have a integral gas tank in the forward part of the >wing. > >However, be cautious about using any vinyl-ester or polyester resin >system over epoxy. It won't stick. > > >Best Regards, > >Steve >____________________________________________________________________ > > >On Sep 16, 2007, at 12:41 PM, James Maher wrote: > >>Is there anyone in this group who is running Mogas with ethanol >>exclusively and also has >>fiberglass fuel tank(s)? >>If anyone fits this profile and their tanks are holding up and not >>leaking or softening please respond with what type of resin system >>was used. >>I used the Aeropoxy brand epoxy and this did not hold up. >>I am looking for an alternative. >>Thanks, >>Jim -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html --0-1929281763-1189980851=:80035 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Ken,
Thanks for your input.
Thats the experience that I am looking for.
Does the Mogas used in your area contain ethanol?
Thanks again for your help.
Jim

Ken Welter <rotarycoot.ken@gmail.com> wrote:
Yes I have used the Dow 511-45 and also Hydrex 100 vinyl ester
resins without any problems in over over 1400 hrs of using Mogas.
Ken




>I'm not flying yet, but the resin system used in my aircraft is
>impervious to ethanol. I'm building a Glasair, and the resin system
>is a Dow 411-45 vinyl-ester resin system. The vinyl-esters were
>originally designed for making fiberglass underground gas tanks.
>All Glasairs have a integral gas tank in the forward part of the
>wing.
>
>However, be cautious about using any vinyl-ester or polyester resin
>system over epoxy. It won't stick.
>
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Steve
>____________________________________________________________________
>
>
>On Sep 16, 2007, at 12:41 PM, James Maher wrote:
>
>>Is there anyone in this group who is running Mogas with ethanol
>>exclusively and also has
>>fiberglass fuel tank(s)?
>>If anyone fits this profile and their tanks are holding up and not
>>leaking or softening please respond with what type of resin system
>>was used.
>>I used the Aeropoxy brand epoxy and this did not hold up.
>>I am looking for an alternative.
>>Thanks,
>>Jim


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