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Arksey(at)aol.com
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:19 am Post subject: fire!!!

Mike thanks for the info on the fire and you were  lucky...

  I got from a friend of mine a method he uses to fuel his  firestar and will pass it on for what it is worth. It works well for me and also  makes sense. I was having trouble trying to use mr funnel at the gas station  filling my 6 gal plastic tanks. The gas came out faster than the funnel would  take it. I now fill plastic can without the funnel, I also add the oil. When I  get home I pour the gas from the 6 gal can into 1 gal. plastic jug, the type  that wind shield washer fluid comes in. I then put the funnel in top of tank in  my firestar and fill from the gallon jug...It sounds like a lot of monkey  work but it works and easy to do. We still need to know if we should ground the  plane when doing this and it seems to me it would not hurt  anything.

  

 jim Swan

 firestar ll michigan

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Arty Trost

Joined: 25 May 2006
Posts: 205
Location: Sandy, Oregon

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 6:25 pm Post subject: fire!!!

Jim -



You write that you fill your 6 gal. gas can at the gas

station and add oil, and later run the entire mixture

through Mr. Funnel.  I've been told that the Mr.

Funnel manufacturer states that it works only with

gasoline - not with a gas-oil mixture.  I can't find

the source.  Anyone have any info about this?



Arty Trost

Sandy, Oregon



--- Arksey(at)aol.com wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   Mike thanks for the info on the fire and you were 

 lucky...

  I got from a friend of mine a method he uses to

 fuel his  firestar and will 

 pass it on for what it is worth. It works well for

 me and also  makes sense. I 

 was having trouble trying to use mr funnel at the

 gas station  filling my 6 

 gal plastic tanks. The gas came out faster than the

 funnel would  take it. I 

 now fill plastic can without the funnel, I also add

 the oil. When I  get home I 

 pour the gas from the 6 gal can into 1 gal. plastic

 jug, the type  that wind 

 shield washer fluid comes in. I then put the funnel

 in top of tank in  my 

 firestar and fill from the gallon jug...It sounds

 like a lot of monkey  work but it 

 works and easy to do. We still need to know if we

 should ground the  plane 

 when doing this and it seems to me it would not hurt

  anything.

  

 jim Swan

 firestar ll michigan

 do not archive

  

 

 

 

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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 6:45 pm Post subject: fire!!!

At 10:22 PM 6/4/2007, you wrote:

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Jim -



You write that you fill your 6 gal. gas can at the gas

station and add oil, and later run the entire mixture

through Mr. Funnel.  I've been told that the Mr.

Funnel manufacturer states that it works only with

gasoline - not with a gas-oil mixture.  I can't find

the source.  Anyone have any info about this?



Arty Trost


	


http://www.mrfunnel.com/Mr.%20Funnel/FAQ.html



Q. Will the filter work on mixed fuel with 2-cycle oil in it?

A. Yes, but if your 2-cycle oil has a detergent base the detergents 

can break down molecules of water and some water might pass the 

screen. Usually only a drop or two but if you are concerned, filter 

the fuel a second time because unless the sump is full of water, it 

is not possible that any water passed the filter.

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George Alexander

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 245
Location: SW Florida

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:14 pm Post subject: fire!!!

Arty et al:



For what it is worth, I have been  using the method Jim describes for 15 years and have never had a problem.   In addition to what Jim describes, I hold the gallon jug up to the light before  I pour it through the funnel.  If there is water, it will be visible in the  bottom of the gallon jug.  Even a very small amount.  As Jim says, it  seems like "monkey work", but I haven't found the extra effort a  problem. 

 



As for the 2 cycle mix messing up the Mr.  Funnel.....From the FAQ page of their web site  ( http://www.mrfunnel.com/FAQ.html )



    Q. Will the filter work  on mixed fuel with 2-cycle oil in it?

    A. Yes, but if your  2-cycle oil has a detergent base the detergents can break down molecules of  water and some water might pass the screen. Usually only a drop or two but if  you are concerned, filter the fuel a second time because unless the sump is full  of water, it is not possible that any water passed the  filter.

 



To minimize the chance of static  discharge, whether at the pump or at the plane, I make sure that all components  involved in the transfer process are in constant contact with each other from  start to finish.  When filling my cans, the nozzle rests against the neck  of the can and I hold the can with my free hand.  When filling the plane, I  steady the Mr. Funnel with the free hand and the mouth of the gallon jug rests  on the lip of the Mr. Funnel.  My body ties all the components together,  electrically.  



As Beauford would say...... Worth what you paid  for it!



George Alexander

http://gtalexander.home.att.net



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