REFLECTOR: fuel

[steve korney]

Xylene is used as a solvent and in the printing, rubber, and leather 
industries. It is also used as a cleaning agent, a thinner for paint, 
and in paints and varnishes. It is found in small amounts in airplane 
fuel and gasoline.





Steve 

From: jerry at jlbent.com
To: reflector at tvbf.org
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:48:23 -0500
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: fuel

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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