REFLECTOR: fuel

[jerry at jlbent.com]

I had heard that the additve was xylene, but I can't confirm that.  Just a
rumor


Jerry Brainard
Jerry at JLBEnt.com


  	-------Original Message-------
From: nmflyer1 at aol.com
To: medawson250 at yahoo.com, reflector at tvbf.org
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: fuel
Sent: Mar 13 '12 9:22am


Mike,

I'd like to know just what "additives" are causing the problem. If you look
at the Jeffco materials data sheet, you can see that certain alcohols can
be an issue.

Now I burn mostly MOGas in my Cherokee 235, and can blend my own fuel for
the Velocity. That being said, I Do Not ever use MOGas with Alcohol in it.
I have 2 places that I can get "clean gas" without alcohol in it. I use my
100 Gallon fuel trailer to bring it home.
I don't really see a reason why one could not burn 100LL all the time
(other than cost), but I don't have the experience that others may have.

Kurt


-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Dawson
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Sent: Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:35 am
Subject: REFLECTOR: fuel


To all autoconversion builders and owners. I have been told that the
additives now found in auto / mogas is eating the blue foam in our fuel
tanks. Futher, rumor has it that Bill Mulroney is rebuilding his fuel tanks
due to detioration of same. Apparently the molecular structure of the
additives, which I do not know, are small enough to penetrate the Jeffco
sealant and eat the foam. So Dave Bertram, Kurt Winkler and all others with
auto conversions, what is the plan? 100LL with TCP? Untill the EPA outlaws
it? Are there places to get clean auto gas?
Open to suggestions...except put a Lycoming in it.
Mike


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