I had the same problem with my KR II built in 1981 of unknown materials.
Went to the airport one day to find the fuel had drained through the
cockpit. I cut the top off, made a cardboard template, and had my son weld
up an aluminum tank to fit the space. I lost a couple of gallons capacity:
I had 2
I had the same problem in my KR-2 that I built in 1982 using shell epon and
vesimid hardner.
The fiberglass lining fell to the bottom of the tank causing fuel starvation
so, I relined the tank
and went to 100 low lead and it was ok. Sparky
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From: Jeff Scott
There has been a bit of interest in my misadventure with MOGAS and the damaged fuel system in my SuperCub Clone.
Today I made it to the airport and cut the top out of the fuel tanks. The mess I found inside the tanks is incredible, and disheartening.
It would appear these tanks were fabrica
I put out the story the turbo KR2 but neglected to ask the question. So,
does anyone know about this plane and is it still flying and so on?
W.
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