X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from rv-out-0910.google.com ([209.85.198.187] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2335601 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:56:24 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.198.187; envelope-from=rotarycoot.ken@gmail.com Received: by rv-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id c27so1279050rvf for ; Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:55:46 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:mime-version:message-id:in-reply-to:references:date:to:from:subject:content-type; bh=XGuZpDkKPvlJXNGRKtpB2cf7kVxsDWqPrXX0kgt+Jbk=; b=myvvOyEDgerFm/cfAd9K6k9orzEd/b31m3M+c5qN61hdk5OCYMa0ulkuVAwSYleoyVku7pr4PxZFn1DmvXMKlQYnXG0ejsvnfknjqz/3IHy04QvHEUFpXd0z4hdxv8evmGmQVamhzaR8nNga9ylX/ar0RfENrklkpQIhQm3rUDs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:mime-version:message-id:in-reply-to:references:date:to:from:subject:content-type; b=PymADO1aixu5RmZ4oksCNPoiMjIC7aFrNZkDXPgLJB7nTqVC2ybhVAHE9Whg9h81GR/0TFKtz8fwU6rrjjbu6bA3RzI3EQ33OkzpFVCm62Re56Z5zOP0w2i3M7cuL6nw7MUkMJKHX8ae9XtMFjPXhpbXcMfJcVuH23Gaa/4Km88= Received: by 10.114.160.1 with SMTP id i1mr3303246wae.1190040945798; Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:55:45 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from ?68.26.209.206? ( [68.26.196.82]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id m17sm4779692waf.2007.09.17.07.55.34 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:55:44 -0700 (PDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:55:06 -0700 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" From: Ken Welter Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fiberglass fuel tanks Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="============_-1022081557==_ma============" --============_-1022081557==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" About half of the gas I use in the summer and all the gas in the winter has ethanol in it here. Ken >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 --============_-1022081557==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" [FlyRotary] Re: Fiberglass fuel tanks

   About half of the gas I use in the summer and all the gas in the winter has ethanol in it here.
 Ken




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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