Original Message:
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From: Marvin Kaye marv@lancaironline.net
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:23:24 -0500
To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: gascolator woes


Posted for "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>:

Whew! Glad to hear you got back to Shady Bend OK, otherwise who would finish
my RD1-B {:>).  Nice to have two fuel pumps.  I notice that Van's no longer
recommends using the white "Slosh" compound for sealing the fuel tanks, just
Proseal.  I used the Slosh compound and thus far have had not problems(knock
on wood), but then I don't have as many hours flying on the airframe.
However, I will check my corse filter today.  Thanks for the tip.

Ed

Lots of alternate strips! Sounds like wonderland. What was the fiberous
stuff in the filter Tracy? I used yellow 'Slosh' in my tanks. OK so far.
I have two transparent automotive filters before the high presure pumps,
they get checked in the DI.
Hope you injury is healing well.
Ian RV6A Australia.

Thanks Ed & Ian.  I don't know where the fiberous stuff comes from.  I'm
very careful to keep my jerry cans that I transport fuel in sealed & clean
although I don't use a filtered funnel when transfering fuel to the plane.
The fibers are very tiny (takes a magnifying glass to make out the fibers)
and I have seen them accumulate in every filter screen on every airplane
I've owned.

For all I know it may be in the gas (or oil?) when I buy it.  Keep in mind
that the stuff shown in the photo I sent was accumulated over about 18
months (shame on me!) and represented the residue from almost 2000 gallons
of gasoline and 16  gallons of two stroke oil.

The elbow is healing nicely and is doing much better than the early
prognosis indicated.

Tracy