X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 10 [X] Return-Path: Received: from bay0-omc2-s20.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.156] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.4) with ESMTP id 1724082 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:36:35 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.246.156; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.250.83]) by bay0-omc2-s20.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:32:32 -0800 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:32:32 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 4.171.174.80 by BAY115-DAV11.phx.gbl with DAV; Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:32:28 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [4.171.174.80] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Yet another limp home story Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:32:24 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00A9_01C72B45.64C1AAA0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.50.0034.2000 Seal-Send-Time: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:32:24 -0500 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Dec 2006 17:32:32.0937 (UTC) FILETIME=[52883190:01C72B6F] Return-Path: lors01@msn.com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A9_01C72B45.64C1AAA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable First I have heard about Proseal not holding up. Proseal is a 2 part = polysulfide compound that is supposed to be impervious to alcohol (so = far, so good on mine). The sloshing compound that many RV builders used = (as once supplied by Van's AC) is a different story. I used it and it = started flaking off at once with auto fuel. I had a high pucker flight = identical in every way to the one Jim M. described because of the = sloshing compound clogging the fuel filter (in gascolator). The proseal = has been fine though. =20 Tracy ----- Original Message -----=20 From: James Maher=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 10:30 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Yet another limp home story Wendell, During the construction of my turtleback and fuel tank I used a = combination of West Systems for some parts and Aeropoxy for others. If it is any consolation the West Systems seems to be holding up = better than the Aeropoxy so far. This fuel tank has had auto fuel in it for over 5 years. It is just recently, since the use of ethanol that I have noticed the = changes in its integrity. Be sure that any sealer that you use is rated for auto fuel with = alcohol. The Pro-seal that all the RV guys are using on their aluminum tanks = will not even hold up to auto fuel with ethanol. Personally I don't like the idea of a sealer because if/when it starts = to deteriorate and gets ingested into the system it will cause the same = problem that I am having right now but maybe even worse. Jim Wendell Voto wrote: Subject: [FlyRotary] Yet another limp home story Hey James, I have heard of fuel tanks becoming soft and leaking but not = disintegrating. I was building my Cozy strake tank area with West = Systems epoxy as many boat builders use this including to fuel tanks. = E-mailed West Systems asking if their epoxy would hold up to alcohol in = fuel and they not only answered but called me personally to say that it = is not rated for alcohol. They recommended a Proset system. I then had = to coat my tanks with that epoxy, hope they are right. Wendell ------=_NextPart_000_00A9_01C72B45.64C1AAA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
First I have heard about Proseal not holding up.  Proseal is a = 2 part=20 polysulfide compound that is supposed to be impervious to alcohol (so = far, so=20 good on mine).  The sloshing compound that many RV builders used=20 (as once supplied by Van's AC) is a different story. I used it and = it=20 started flaking off at once with auto fuel.  I had a high = pucker=20 flight identical in every way to the one Jim M. described = because of=20 the sloshing compound clogging the fuel filter (in gascolator). The = proseal has been fine though.   
 
Tracy
----- Original Message -----
From: James=20 Maher
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 = 10:30=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Yet = another limp=20 home story

Wendell,
During the construction of my turtleback and fuel tank I used a=20 combination of West Systems for some parts and Aeropoxy for=20 others.
If it is any consolation the West Systems seems to be holding up = better=20 than the Aeropoxy so far.
This fuel tank has had auto fuel in it for over 5 years.
It is just recently, since the use of ethanol that I have noticed = the=20 changes in its integrity.
Be sure that any sealer that you use is rated for auto fuel with=20 alcohol.
The Pro-seal that all the RV guys are using on their aluminum = tanks will=20 not even hold up to auto fuel with ethanol.
Personally I don't like the idea of a sealer because if/when it = starts to=20 deteriorate and gets ingested into the system it will cause the same = problem=20 that I am having right now but maybe even worse.
 
Jim

Wendell Voto <jwvoto@itlnet.net>=20 wrote:
Subject: [FlyRotary] Yet another limp home story

Hey James,
I have heard of fuel tanks becoming soft and leaking but not=20 disintegrating.  I was building my Cozy strake tank area with = West=20 Systems epoxy as many boat builders use this including to fuel=20 tanks.  E-mailed West Systems asking if their epoxy would = hold up to=20 alcohol in fuel and they not only answered but called me = personally to say=20 that it is not rated for alcohol.  They recommended a Proset = system.=20 I then had to coat my tanks with that epoxy, hope they are = right.
 
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Wendell

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