Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #60791
From: Gary Edwards <gary21sn@hotmail.com>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: Fuel Tank sealer
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:33:34 -0500
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>

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 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  
 
 
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
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