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NeilsenRM(at)comcast.net
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 Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject: Six Gallon Tank |
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Bill
Seems like Travis was showing us at Homecoming a newer 6 gallon tank that was more like the 5 gallon in thickness.
Travis, Is this the case?
Rick Neilsen
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jlsk1(at)frontiernet.net
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 2:13 pm Post subject: Six Gallon Tank |
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Mine deform slightly too. Jim Kmet
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:09 pm Post subject: Six Gallon Tank |
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Rick
The tanks you saw here in Sep. are the same 6 gallon tanks I have always
used. It could be some of them are thicker material.
I will check ours in the MIII Xtra Thursday .
Travis (at) home
Richard & Martha Neilsen writes:
[quote] Bill
Seems like Travis was showing us at Homecoming a newer 6 gallon tank that was more like the 5 gallon in thickness.
Travis, Is this the case?
Rick Neilsen
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Ricochet
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:20 pm Post subject: Six Gallon Tank |
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FWIW, over many years and many planes, I've yet to see a plastic tank
that hasn't developed bulges with time--just like a few of us.
Jerry
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ulflyer(at)verizon.net
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:32 pm Post subject: Six Gallon Tank |
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Might this be caused by a pressure build up or a chemical reaction from our new blended fuels?
Haven't looked at my tank, now I'm scared to look although mine is a 10 gal Challenger tank. Than's for alerting us to this Beauford.
jerb
At 05:13 PM 10/29/2008, you wrote:
[quote]Mine deform slightly too. Jim Kmet
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kolber(at)atcyber.net
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:40 pm Post subject: Six Gallon Tank |
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I purchased the 6 gal tanks from TNK last winter and have since used them for about 40 flight hours. I too have encountered some sagging (caving in) of the bottom sides, at all fuel levels. However, I would not characterize it as severe and I have not had any indications of it becoming a problem. I have used only unleaded ethanol-free fuel in them until about one month ago, due to a change in its availability. So, in my case, ethanol was not a potential contributor.
Gary Siegrist
Mark IIIc
From: owner-kolb-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of beauford T
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 2:29 PM
To: Kolb List
Subject: Six Gallon Tank
Kolbers:
Due to some other factors, I had not dragged the Fly out of the trailer for about two months. I did so on Sunday and found something interesting.
The six gallon tank obtained from TNK a little over a year ago has developed noticable bulging and sagging in the bottom half of the side walls. It contained about five gallons and when pressed it felt "flabby" and a lot more flexible than it did when first installed.
I will replace it with a standard five gallon thick-wall tank before I will be willing to fly the airplane again... In its present condition, this tank looks to me as if it could easily split open.
I called Travis and asked if he had heard of anything like this with the sixes... He said they were certainly of thinner material than the fives, but he had not heard of anyone reporting problems with bulging or unusual softness in the lower sides like mine.
He asked me to put out a call on the List and see if anyone else had observed a similar problem with the six gallon tanks...
Any takers...??
beauford
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Brandon, FL
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