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Fuel Disappears from the Fuel Tanks

 
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genie(at)swissmail.org
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 7:35 am    Post subject: Fuel Disappears from the Fuel Tanks Reply with quote
It has not escaped my attention that when I leave my RV-6 for
prolonged periods in its locked shared hangar the fuel level seems to
decrease, even though I do not run the engine. What could the cause
be? Evaporation of Avgas? And what could the remedy be? Should I
cover the fuel vent tanks when the plane is not used for a certain
time? I see no leak under the aircraft, and no signs thereof. And
nobody has told me about any fuel leak.

Thanks for your reply.

George Nielsen
genie(at)swissmail.org
Vans RV-6 PH-XGN
The Netherlands

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d-burton(at)comcast.net
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:06 am    Post subject: Fuel Disappears from the Fuel Tanks Reply with quote
Hi George,

How much fuel vanishes? I'm assuming gallons since you probably wouldn't notice ounces. It is going to evaporate if it is leaking out slowly. You probably won't see a puddle. If the fuel drains are leaking you should see tan or orange stains on one or both. These stains clean off easily with fresh fuel on a rag. I'd also check all the fuel lines to see if you can find evidence of leakage. Start with the ones you can get to first.

Good luck,
David

From: "George Nielsen" <genie(at)swissmail.org>
To: rv6-list(at)matronics.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 8:24:33 AM
Subject: Fuel Disappears from the Fuel Tanks

--> RV6-List message posted by: George Nielsen <genie(at)swissmail.org>

It has not escaped my attention that when I leave my RV-6 for
prolonged periods in its locked shared hangar the fuel level seems to
decrease, even though I do not run the engine. What could the cause
be? Evaporation of Avgas? And what could the remedy be? Should I
cover the fuel vent tanks when the plane is not used for a certain
time? I see no leak under the aircraft, and no signs thereof. And
nobody has told me about any fuel leak.

Thanks for your reply.

George Nielsen
genie(at)swissmail.org
Vans RV-6 PH-XGN
The Netherlands

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jsflyrv(at)frontier.com
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:35 am    Post subject: Fuel Disappears from the Fuel Tanks Reply with quote
Shared hangar..... Theft? If not then you have a leak, if there is
a leak then there will be fuel stains

Jerry Springer

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On Jun 22, 2011, at 10:08 AM, d-burton(at)comcast.net wrote:

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Hi George,

How much fuel vanishes? I'm assuming gallons since you probably wouldn't notice ounces. It is going to evaporate if it is leaking out slowly. You probably won't see a puddle. If the fuel drains are leaking you should see tan or orange stains on one or both. These stains clean off easily with fresh fuel on a rag. I'd also check all the fuel lines to see if you can find evidence of leakage. Start with the ones you can get to first.

Good luck,
David

From: "George Nielsen" <genie(at)swissmail.org>
To: rv6-list(at)matronics.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 8:24:33 AM
Subject: Fuel Disappears from the Fuel Tanks



It has not escaped my attention that when I leave my RV-6 for
prolonged periods in its locked shared hangar the fuel level seems to
decrease, even though I do not run the engine. What could the cause
be? Evaporation of Avgas? And what could the remedy be? Should I
cover the fuel vent tanks when the plane is not used for a certain
time? I see no leak under the aircraft, and no signs thereof. And
nobody has told me about any fuel leak.

Thanks for your reply.

George Nielsen
genie(at)swissmail.org
Vans RV-6 PH-XGN
The Netherlands






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genie(at)swissmail.org
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:19 pm    Post subject: Fuel Disappears from the Fuel Tanks Reply with quote
Sorry about this repetition, but as my e-mail forwarding service was
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have replied to this please bear with me and reply to me again. You
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It has not escaped my attention that when I leave my RV-6 for
prolonged periods in its locked shared hangar the fuel level seems to
decrease, even though I do not run the engine. What could the cause
be? Evaporation of Avgas? And what could the remedy be? Should I
cover the fuel vent tanks when the plane is not used for a certain
time? I see no leak under the aircraft, and no signs thereof. And
nobody has told me about any fuel leak.

Thanks for your reply.

George Nielsen
genie(at)swissmail.org
Vans RV-6 PH-XGN
The Netherlands

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