Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #16801
From: Mark R Steitle <mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Ellison, the missing piece
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 11:35:51 -0600
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Message

Rusty,

You won’t find any cheap plastic fittings on my (plastic) airplane.  ;-)>

 

Mark

Lancair ES

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Example- I restored a 65 Corvette years ago, and had a Holley double pumper carb.  I had a T fitting that split the fuel supply to go to both bowls.  This fitting happened to be plastic, and worked fine for as long as I owned the car.  Eventually, I sold it, and build an AC Cobra replica, also with a Holley double pumper, and the same T fitting.  I drove this for a year or so, then one day smelled fuel, and opened the hood to see fuel spraying out of that fitting.  The station I always bought gas from had a big sign out front advertising some new wizbang additive, which apparently attacked the plastic.  Rest assured that I immediately made a frantic call to the guy who bought my Corvette. 

 

Just wanted to give everyone something else to worry about :-)

 

Rusty

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