X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:39:31 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-da03.mx.aol.com ([205.188.105.145] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4430620 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:05:56 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.105.145; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from imo-da02.mx.aol.com (imo-da02.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.200]) by imr-da03.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o7ED5KZj028064 for ; Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:05:20 -0400 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-da02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.dda.f1ae319 (44220) for ; Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:05:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from magic-m17.mail.aol.com (magic-m17.mail.aol.com [172.21.147.70]) by cia-dd07.mx.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILCIADD076-acbc4c66948a386; Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:05:14 -0400 From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <70ced.22f7a80a.3997ee8a@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:05:14 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] L235 Avgas vs Mogas X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_70ced.22f7a80a.3997ee8a_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.5 sub 155 X-AOL-IP: 24.15.17.119 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Sky2high@aol.com --part1_70ced.22f7a80a.3997ee8a_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Giuseppe, More importantly you should verify that the entire fuel system can handle MOGAS. Wing/header fuel tank sealer, material used to bond bottom skin to wing (and header to deck), fuel cap o-rings, drain o-rings, selector seals (if used), gascolator and/or filter, non-teflon flexible fuel lines, sight gauge lines (if any), header float switches (if any), carb/throttle body, fuel transfer pumps, etc. Vapor lock is more likely to occur firewall forward because of heat. Else where it can occur from heat or altitude (reduced ambient pressure). Grayhawk In a message dated 8/14/2010 7:17:31 A.M. Central Daylight Time, giuse.so@tiscalinet.it writes: Did someone use Mogas on Lancair 235 with O235? I asked Petersen and they can give me an engine STC but they told me I should verify if the airframe is compatible, expecially about vapor lock. Thanks Giuseppe Sozzi --part1_70ced.22f7a80a.3997ee8a_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Giuseppe,

More importantly you should verify that the entire fuel system can ha= ndle=20 MOGAS. Wing/header fuel tank sealer, material used to bond bottom sk= in to=20 wing (and header to deck), fuel cap o-rings, drain o-rings, selector= =20 seals (if used), gascolator and/or filter, non-teflon flexible fuel= lines,=20 sight gauge lines (if any), header float switches (if any), carb/thro= ttle=20 body, fuel transfer pumps, etc.

Vapor lock is more likely to occur firewall forward because of heat.&= nbsp;=20 Else where it can occur from heat or altitude (reduced ambient pressure).<= /DIV>

Grayhawk

In a message dated 8/14/2010 7:17:31 A.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 giuse.so@tiscalinet.it writes:

Did someone use Mogas on Lancair 235 wi= th=20 O235?

I asked Petersen and they can give me= =20 an engine STC but they told me I should verify if the airframe is= =20 compatible, expecially about vapor lock.

Thanks

Giuseppe=20 Sozzi

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