REFLECTOR: Site Gauges

[vance atkinson]

I make the gauges.

And because the oil companies are putting tailings and god knows what 
all in the gasoline ( and they deny it) it can effect the gauges, and 
your strakes.  Enthanol is the worst offender.

Years ago before the fuel crises, you COULD put auto fuel in my gauges 
and not have them  be effected.  Now, not so much.  I'm working on some 
material that will be impervious to everything, but having a problem 
getting samples, otherwise it will cost me around 400 bucks just to try 
the material.

I have told builders if you absolutely have to use auto fuel, burn it 
out right away...DONT LEAVE IT IN THE TANKS FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME !  If 
there is some fuel left (and most cases there will be)  fill it up with 
avgas to dilute it.

Vance Atkinson

On 4/25/2012 1:16 PM, Mike Dawson wrote:
> Ya, but don't ever put auto gas in them because they will melt!
> N104DD
> XLFG
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> *From:* Robert Wood <slvegl99 at aol.com>
> *To:* Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 25, 2012 8:31 AM
> *Subject:* REFLECTOR: Site Gauges
>
> Hello all,
> I just completed a job I should have done when I was building. I 
> thought "elegant" fuel gauges would do the trick, but they only 
> introduced uncertainty when flying. So I just installed Vance 
> Atkinson's Site Gauges and am a lot more comfortable with this "old" 
> method. My advice? Do not build a Velocity without Site Gauges!!!
>
> Bob Wood N658SE
> XL FG
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