I sloshed the safe-T-poxy resin composite tanks on my or with the Bill Hirsch slosh compound sold by Aircraft Spruce. I ran mogas in it for 24 years and never had any issues. A very thin coating is sufficient. There is no reason for thick coatings. You will also hear horror stories about slosh
One KR builder/ friend, used a sloshing compound in his KR fuel tank,
and I got to feel it's weight. I can tell you I think it weighed more
than my Kr wing with an antenna, fuel tank vent hose, and pitot /
static hoses installed. It appeared to be 3/16 inch thick at the fuel
cap opening. Do you wan
Hi Sid. I built my fuel tank with vinylester also. My plane got water
in the tank( Gas cap seal broke )during a 5 day move from Montana to
Ohio. After emptying the 100 low lead from the tank, I used auto gas
from a can for my mower, to rinse out any remaining water. In drying
the inside of the tank
I have had good luck with the KBS product on metal and fiberglass fuel tanks on
ground vehicles.
I am SUPER nervous of doing any of them on untested surfaces!
If the tank is used and not factory fresh - there is no telling what kind of
contaminate and surface conditions you might be trying to a
HI does anyone have experience with the liquid coating that allows use
of any fuel you pour it in and slosh it around to coat the inside of
a tank even if it is aluminumtom
On 8/12/2022 5:09 PM, Flesner via KRnet wrote:
On 8/12/2022 6:45 PM, Jeff Scott via KRnet wrote:
I use welding f
On 8/12/2022 6:45 PM, Jeff Scott via KRnet wrote:
I use welding flanges sold by Aircraft Spruce. AN867-1 for 1/8" NPT
fittings, AN867-2 for 1/4" NPT fittings, and AN867-3 for 3/8" NPT
fittings. I drill numerous holes in the flanges to give the glass
some "bite", then bed them in flox when inst
The problems won;t happen immediately. The alcohol has a tendency of
playing havoc with fiberglass (seams were delaminating). I had to do major
repairs to my varieze fuel tanks because I put in 100LL with alcohol.
My suggestion is that there are gas stations that 100LL does not have
alcohol. In NY
To answer Brett's original question, I use welding flanges sold by Aircraft Spruce. AN867-1 for 1/8" NPT fittings, AN867-2 for 1/4" NPT fittings, and AN867-3 for 3/8" NPT fittings. I drill numerous holes in the flanges to give the glass some "bite", then bed them in flox when installing. On I hav
N133RM has the original RR fiberglass fuel tank installed in 1993. Roy
placarded the tank as "100LL ONLY".
I don't know how it was used before I got it. For over 2 years and 130 hours
I've used 100LL and recently a mixture of 90% 100LL & 10% Alcohol-free premium
gas. No problems here...
John Bou
Discussions like the ones on the net should be sufficient motivation to
attend the Gathering. You can look at, touch, photograph, drool, etc.
over the KRs and see what others have done on the various systems,
firewall forward, instrument panel, canopy, interior, landing gear,
wheels and brak
On 8/12/2022 10:58 AM, svd via KRnet wrote:
After too long doing this - with leaks in 4 planes (longez, cavalier, osprey,
kr) one due to autogas softening and darkening in a seaplane tank when off in
the bush with no alternative, my advice would be to forget fiberglass tanks.
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After too long doing this - with leaks in 4 planes (longez, cavalier, osprey,
kr) one due to autogas softening and darkening in a seaplane tank when off in
the bush with no alternative, my advice would be to forget fiberglass tanks.
put a little extra into making aluminum tanks.glass tank
Cured Vinyl ester resin is advertised to be ethanol proof. However, ethanol
with 6-percent water is a solvent for cured Vinyl ester resin. Ethanol is
hydroscopic; In vented aircraft fuel tanks the ethanol contained in most
automotive fuels will draw water vapor from the air at the top of the t
On 8/12/2022 8:51 AM, Flesner via KRnet wrote:
I’m building a pair of fiberglass wing tanks and looking for the fuel
tank fitting
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When building fiberglass tanks, don't skimp on the resin and end up with
pinholes / small leaks
On 8/12/2022 7:29 AM, Brett Lombardi via KRnet wrote:
I’m building a pair of fiberglass wing tanks and looking for the fuel
tank fittings. Have searched Spruce, Wag, Amazon, Summit Racing, etc.
with too many options. Anyone have specific advice on
fittings/kits/attachments for fiberglass wing
Brett Lombardi via KRnet wrote:
I’m building a pair of fiberglass wing tanks and looking for the fuel
tank fittings. Have searched Spruce, Wag, Amazon, Summit Racing, etc.
with too many options. Anyone have specific advice on
fittings/kits/attachments for fiberglass wing tanks that they have
I’m building a pair of fiberglass wing tanks and looking for the fuel tank
fittings. Have searched Spruce, Wag, Amazon, Summit Racing, etc. with too
many options. Anyone have specific advice on fittings/kits/attachments for
fiberglass wing tanks that they have used?
Thanks,
Brett Lombardi
N718KR
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