REFLECTOR: Mogas

[Erik Franks]

I ran 87 octane in my LS1 for 60+ hours of taxi test and phase 1 with no
problems. The strakes were jeffco'd with several layers. Most of the system
is aluminum tubing but automotive high pressure fuel hoses work fine in the
fuel pump/filter connection area of my system. I think he used the wrong
hoses.


On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 8:31 PM, Gattenby <gattenby at tulsaconnect.com> wrote:

> How do you check for ethanol ?
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> Noel
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> On Jul 3, 2013, at 9:42 PM, Kurt Winker <nmflyer1 at aol.com> wrote:
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> Nowhere in there did I see where he checked to make sure it was ethanol
> free! Damn big mistake. I have been running "clean" MoGas in the Cherokee
> 235 and the cub. Never a problem...but I check EVERY batch before I put it
> in an airplane. I have had stations say there was no ethanol, only to find
> it in there...I have also had stations that were previously clean, find out
> they got a load with Ethanol in it....
> I have also had this fuel in the Velocity tanks for some time with no
> problems..
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> Kurt...
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> Sent from my iPad
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> On Jul 3, 2013, at 15:40, "dennis.doc" <dennis.doc at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Anyone had this happen? Let us know your experience. I've only used LL100
> for taxi or flying. (Also, mogas not good for our tanks).Using only Mogas,
> this guy's fuel lines got a bad case of asthma. From Sonex builder:
>
> Dennis Martin
> 173 FGE Chevy V-6
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> 2a   Autopsy on fuel line <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sonextalk/message/79565;_ylc=X3oDMTJycG9udDYxBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzczNzkxNDAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1Nzg2MDgzBG1zZ0lkAzc5NTY1BHNlYwNkbXNnBHNsawN2bXNnBHN0aW1lAzEzNzI4MTk0MjM->
>   Tue Jul 2, 2013 7:24 pm (PDT) . Posted by:   "sonex541" sonex541 <sonex541 at yahoo.com?subject=Re%3A%20Autopsy%20on%20fuel%20line>
> Well after a long process of trying to figure out my problem , I took the
> fittings of each end , I'm convinced the auto fuel caused this problem ,
> this plane has run 100 ll it's whole life , I wanted to run it a few months
> ago and went to my local brand name gas station and bought 6 gallons of
> fuel , I wasn't goin to fly with this fuel but just to run it every week or
> so during the winter months and get some heat and oil flowing , then when I
> would start flying It , i would drain it and put 100ll , from the fuel
> sitting in the fuel line it swelled the rubber inside the braided stainless
> hose , down to Probably 1/8 of an inch cutting of my fuel flow to the carb
> , causing the 2 gph fuel flow , . , it's amazing how much it swelled it up
> , especially closer to the ends were the fittings were threaded in , I cut
> hose in half and it's Probably down to 1/4th original diameter inside of
> that ,
> So cheap auto gas has caused me hours of grief and work , so me personally
> will never put that in any of my planes , ever
> again!!!
> Adam Simmons
> Sonex 541
>
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