X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-ob0-f180.google.com ([209.85.214.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.4) with ESMTPS id 5481398 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:30:04 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.214.180; envelope-from=keltro@gmail.com Received: by obbwc20 with SMTP id wc20so2269188obb.25 for ; Sat, 14 Apr 2012 08:29:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=1ywSvxcroKBt2PcbJSw9C/4SefLjZaSETpDFySFu8Fo=; b=pWIUxzUXfw5bV0SbiRVR5ti+aQuHwu2TlvJlhPs4dg93JxQ+zHjX/th5YSaEZ6wN91 SkrZda0YyRILegEsjgvcSwstmJU4ktMUqL8pm5ybg3uJZ/Kg3qiznobIAnIK7McOKQdq HgZxkEiDEyZh9+cYg2T2hPrghug5Ku1k4EUSInRtQoc/lSv0Up5IjUH9QpKcLcjaPFR+ BO6W78QZGGpidqaRfHRkRSELU77jXAbtKUJZviLoi+c3WdgdeUr/pg8wFDdEbX6D7oOG kjFq6HEPDtfeV+G58F8fbUkKgSsZ/tuDBgZ6CJN2bXqMF1o+r4usBJFRu4XSeAXIEojW U7ag== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.60.170.145 with SMTP id am17mr7732849oec.73.1334417368067; Sat, 14 Apr 2012 08:29:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.60.165.67 with HTTP; Sat, 14 Apr 2012 08:29:27 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:29:27 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Possible auto fuel resistant epoxy From: Kelly Troyer To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=bcaec54c4fae34ac7d04bda541a9 --bcaec54c4fae34ac7d04bda541a9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 John, Good to hear from you..............Remember now your trials and tribulations with your fuel tanks............Great info on the canardaviation forum............... Kelly Troyer On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 9:27 AM, John Slade wrote: > When my fuel tanks started to show signs of damage I researched Vinyl > Ester and found a manufacturer of underground pipes and tanks for gas > stations. http://www.fibreglast.com. product 1110/69-A > I bought a gallon and built liners for my new tanks with it. Details can > be found here http://forum.canardaviation.com/showthread.php?t=4594 > > That was three or four years ago. I have seen no degradation of the > material. > > > 4/14/2012 9:31 AM, Kelly Troyer wrote: > > Lynn, > > It has also been my understanding that the Vinyl Esters were more > resistant than many Epoxies to fuel (particularly auto fuel) but > do not recall discussions on this forum about testing of the various > Epoxy or Vinyl Ester formulations in auto or 100LL fuel over > a long term............ > > Kelly Troyer > On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 12:29 AM, wrote: > >> Are not the under ground storage tanks made of fiberglass re-enforced >> Vinyl Ester? The new fuel blends cannot attack whatever that specific >> compounding is involved there. >> >> Lynn E. Hanover >> >> In a message dated 4/13/2012 9:02:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> keltro@gmail.com writes: >> >> Possible auto fuel resistant epoxy for composite tanks............. >> >> > > > > --bcaec54c4fae34ac7d04bda541a9 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
John,
=A0=A0 Good to hear from you..............Remember now your trials and= tribulations with your fuel tanks............Great info
on the canardaviation forum...............
=A0
Kelly Troyer
On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 9:27 AM, John Slade <jslade@canar= daviation.com> wrote:
When my fuel tanks started to sho= w signs of damage I researched Vinyl Ester and found a manufacturer of unde= rground pipes and tanks for gas stations.=A0 http://www.fibreglast.com. product=A0 1110/69-A
I bought a gallon and built liners for my new tanks with it. = Details can be found here http://forum.canardaviation.com/showthread.php?t=3D4594<= /a>

That was three or four years ago.=A0 I have seen no degradation of the = material.


4/14/2012 9:31 AM, Kelly Troyer wrote:=20
Lynn,
=A0
=A0=A0 It has also been my understanding that the Vinyl Esters were mo= re resistant than many Epoxies=A0to fuel (particularly auto fuel) but
do not recall discussions on this forum about=A0=A0testing of=A0the va= rious Epoxy or Vinyl Ester=A0 formulations in auto or 100LL=A0fuel over
a long term............
=A0
Kelly Troyer
On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 12:29 AM, <Lehanover@ao= l.com> wrote:
Are not the under ground storage tanks made of fiberglass re-enforced<= /div>
Vinyl Ester? The new fuel blends cannot attack whatever that specific = compounding is involved there.
=A0
Lynn E. Hanover
=A0
In a message dated 4/13/2012 9:02:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, keltro@gmail.com write= s:
Possible auto fuel resistant epoxy for composit= e tanks.............







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