X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:33:34 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from snt0-omc3-s5.snt0.hotmail.com ([65.55.90.144] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.3) with ESMTP id 5358258 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:12:34 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.90.144; envelope-from=gary21sn@hotmail.com Received: from SNT112-DS19 ([65.55.90.137]) by snt0-omc3-s5.snt0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:11:57 -0800 X-Originating-IP: [24.216.249.79] X-Originating-Email: [gary21sn@hotmail.com] X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: gary21sn@hotmail.com From: "Gary Edwards" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: Fuel Tank sealer X-Original-Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:12:07 -0800 In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_02B9_01CCD775.1CA20F30" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V10.20.0091.1100 Seal-Send-Time: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:12:07 -0800 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Jan 2012 21:11:57.0781 (UTC) FILETIME=[24C5F850:01CCD7B8] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02B9_01CCD775.1CA20F30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tony, For the motorcycle fuel tank, this is the sealer to use: http://www.caswellplating.com/aids/epoxygas.htm I have 6 vintage BSA's. 5 of them have fiberglass tanks. All are = sealed with the Caswell material. Have had no problems with any of = them; either the tank or the sealer. Preparing the inside of the tank = is the biggy, so that the sealer hooks up good. Don't believe that I would use it in my Lancair fuel tanks though. The answer to the ethanol problem is obviously not to use it. Use avgas = and non-ethanol mogas. Here in this area, the commercial card-lock fuel = stations carry non-ethanol premium mogas. Gary Edwards LNC2 =20 On a similar subject.... I had restored a 1972 Norton Commando = Interstate motorcycle with an original fiberglass tank. I sealed the = tank with the same epoxy coating that we use to seal our fuel tank in = the wings. After about three months of use with the automotive fuel = which contains Ethanol, i noticed the paint was starting to bubble from = the outside and the paint was discoloring. Upon further inspection, all = of the epoxy sealant had started to come apart completely inside the = tank. Upon further discussions with the engineers at the factory, they = all verified that the ethanol in the fuel is the best material if you = want to delaminate your fuel sealant........ Tony Moradian Legacy L2K330 N444HL ------=_NextPart_000_02B9_01CCD775.1CA20F30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF
Tony,
 
For the motorcycle fuel tank, this is the sealer to use:
 
 
I have 6 vintage BSA's.  5 of them have fiberglass = tanks.  All=20 are sealed with the Caswell material.  Have had no problems with = any of=20 them; either the tank or the sealer.  Preparing the inside of = the tank=20 is the biggy, so that the sealer hooks up good.
 
Don't believe that I would use it in my Lancair fuel tanks=20 though.
 
The answer to the ethanol problem is obviously not to use it.  = Use=20 avgas and non-ethanol mogas.  Here in this area, the = commercial=20 card-lock fuel stations carry non-ethanol premium mogas.
 
Gary Edwards
LNC2  
 
 
On a similar subject.... I had restored a 1972 Norton = Commando=20 Interstate motorcycle with an original fiberglass tank.  I sealed = the=20 tank with the same epoxy coating that we use to seal our fuel tank in = the=20 wings.  After about three months of use with the automotive fuel = which=20 contains Ethanol, i noticed the paint was starting to bubble from the = outside=20 and the paint was discoloring.  Upon further inspection, all of = the epoxy=20 sealant had started to come apart completely inside the tank.  = Upon=20 further discussions with the engineers at the factory, they all = verified that=20 the ethanol in the fuel is the best material if you want to delaminate = your=20 fuel sealant........
 
Tony Moradian Legacy L2K330=20 N444HL
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