Not really, Jim.

    My gas tank is metal, so no issue with gasoline type.  If I let my
gasoline set over winter in the lawn equipment, it will gum up if I don't
put a "Freshener" in it.  But, I do fly more frequently than once ever six
months and use 100LL which has few additives.

Ed


Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Sower" <canarder@frontiernet.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 12:22 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mogas issues


> Aaaahh.  Good to hear some well documented science again.  Ed, you
> following this?  :o))
>
> echristley@nc.rr.com wrote:
>
> > I was asking someone very knowledgeable in the area
> > of epoxy systems about gas tank sealants for
> > composite tanks that can stand up to mogas.  His
> > response is below, and he brings up some issues that
> > I've never considered.  Transport will not be an
> > issue for me, but what do those of you who've been
> > flying with mogas think about the issue of smell and
> > loss of octane?
> >
> > Could the latter be the reason that Rusty is seeing
> > such poor static performance?  The gas has been
> > sitting to long and gotten a little rusty?
> >
> > > Jeffco makes a coating (tank lining system )
> > specific for Avgas.  It is
> > > used in Lancairs.   I don't know the number so
> > you'll have to contact them.
> > > Mogas stinks - literally.   You'll have an
> > airplane and a hanger that
> > > smells like a jet ski .   It makes passengers sick
> > real fast.  You will get
> > > tired of the transporting hassles too.   I've
> > never seen any data on
> > > storage stability, but I know the makers never
> > plan on it being around much
> > > longer that a few days.   If you wind up not
> > flying on a regular basis,
> > > I'll bet dollars to donuts that it looses octane
> > units with time - say 30
> > > days or so.
> >
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