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clemwehner

Joined: 02 Feb 2009
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:09 pm Post subject: Old Tygon

The yellow tygon  tubing that came with my model IV in 1991 and has been in storage (in my garage)  for 18 years is oozing a thick sticky oily substance.  So much so that the  piece of tygon that I had as a sight tube on the wing tank dripped the oily  excretion down on to the fabric below soaking through the fabric and making the  polytone below it sticky. (the tanks have never had anything in  them).

  

 Has anyone had  experience with old tygon like this? Is this what happens when tygon gets  old?

  

 Clem

 Oklahoma

 Mod  IV-912

  

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Tom Jones

Joined: 12 Mar 2006
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Location: Ellensburg, WA

Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:26 am Post subject: Re: Old Tygon

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		  The yellow tygon tubing that came with my model IV in 1991 and has been in storage (in my garage) for 18 years is oozing a thick sticky oily substance. So much so that the piece of tygon that I had as a sight tube on the wing tank dripped the oily excretion down on to the fabric below soaking through the fabric and making the polytone below it sticky. (the tanks have never had anything in them). 



Has anyone had experience with old tygon like this? Is this what happens when tygon gets old? 



Clem 	




Clem, I have the yellow tygon fuel line for the vent on a panel tank.  It vents into the wing tank so has fuel in it when the wing tank does.  It is 14 years old and seems to be as soft and good as when new.

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Tom Jones
Classic IV
503 Rotax, 72 inch Two blade Warp
Ellensburg, WA

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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 7:16 am Post subject: Old Tygon

Tom,

 

 I had the same experience as you with stored Tygon tubing. Mine was sitting in a box for about 10 years. I thought it was mildew or some algae growth.  I tried to clean it off but no luck.  I used short pieces for padding around tubes or wires but I won't use it for anything else.

 

 John Ciolino

 Model IV-1200

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		  The yellow tygon tubing that came with my model IV in 1991 and has been in storage (in my garage) for 18 years is oozing a thick sticky oily substance. So much so that the piece of tygon that I had as a sight tube on the wing tank dripped the oily excretion down on to the fabric below soaking through the fabric and making the polytone below it sticky. (the tanks have never had anything in them). 



Has anyone had experience with old tygon like this? Is this what happens when tygon gets old? 



Clem 

    	
   



Clem, I have the yellow tygon fuel line for the vent on a panel tank.  It vents into the wing tank so has fuel in it when the wing tank does.  It is 14 years old and seems to be as soft and good as when new.



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Tom Jones

Classic IV

503 Rotax, 72 inch Two blade Warp

Ellensburg, WA





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Tom Jones

Joined: 12 Mar 2006
Posts: 752
Location: Ellensburg, WA

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:07 am Post subject: Re: Old Tygon

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		  Tom, 



I had the same experience as you with stored Tygon tubing. Mine was sitting in a box for about 10 years. I thought it was mildew or some algae growth. I tried to clean it off but no luck. I used short pieces for padding around tubes or wires but I won't use it for anything else. 



John Ciolino 	




John, actually My tygon seems to be okay.  It was Clem that was asking about the problem.  Being that you have also seen some sort of deterioration in the tygon I think I will change my vent line to the blue Bing fuel line.

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