REFLECTOR: Fuel Tank Questions

MIC markinchampions at gmail.com
Fri Jun 3 15:13:56 CDT 2011


Subaru. Not flying yet. 

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On Jun 3, 2011, at 10:26 AM, Peter Braswell <peter.braswell at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mark,
> That almost certainly sounds like the EZ poxy that ships with the kit and NOT Jeffco (the really good stuff).  
> 
> My understanding is that the EZ poxy holds up just fine with aviation fuel but I'd be VERY hesitant to use it in conjunction with fuel containing ethanol.
> 
> I may have missed, but are you flying an auto conversion?
> 
> Peter
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> On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Markinchampions <markinchampions at gmail.com> wrote:
> It appears as a dark brownish red color. 
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> On Jun 3, 2011, at 10:21 AM, "Al Gietzen" <ALVentures at cox.net> wrote:
> 
>> I don't know what was used. I didn't build it and I'm not that familiar with fiberglass.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> EZ-poxy is the epoxy system that Velocity sent with the kits; and is most likely what was used.  Shine a light in the tank – should be a yellow/brown/gold color if EZ-poxy, gray if Jeffco.
>> 
>>  
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>> Al
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