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From: Rotary motors in aircraft
[mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of Perry Mick
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:40 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Auto fuel
I agree. I have
Safety-poxy/EZ-poxy tanks. I burn 10% ethanol every winter, no problems
whatsoever.
That is good to know, but is it because
you only use it for a few months. I have been told that EZ-poxy will
soften with prolonged exposure to alcohol in fuel; although I don’t
recall what ‘prolonged’ meant. EZ-poxy is less than 50% hardener.
Al G.
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I tested the hell out of that. No effect. Years of exposure to different
batches of known alcohol. I understand that if you use a resin of high
proportions of hardener to resin, it's resistant. If you use 50/50, it isn't. I
had 50/50 get soft from fuel exposure.
This info consistent with
all the other guys that did the same test.
It will make it
less attractive for those with fiberglass tanks. Alcohol/gas mixes are more
aggressive than either gas or alcohol alone.
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser # 4045