Re: X Air Hawk fuel tank 'shedding' particles into fuel
开云体育Very interesting and valuable information, as usual Michael.
I will keep my eye out.
I noticed my gascolator valve leaking today.
My tank has been completely dry for 3 months. I just put fresh fuel in it and I thought to open the gascolator. Sure enough, it started leaking. Now I understand what those white rabbit like hair particles were.
I did notice these particles in the fuel filter before but now I will clean it more often.
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Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 9:25:40 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [XAIR] X Air Hawk fuel tank 'shedding' particles into fuel ?
It honestly depends on the fuel and the additives that are used locally when it is produced.....?? Fuel is not fuel any more..........
I have seen some excessive fuel tanks deteriorate in as little as 12 months from ethanol car fuel. If you have debris inside the fuel tank that is flaking off the best thing to do is drain the fuel tanks, put about 3 feet of chain in the fuel tank and Shake like crazy !?? the chain will break off any of the exposed fibres, you then need to flush the fuel tank as many times as you can to remove the debris and you should be good for another year or two. Because the debris is normally fibreglass it is almost impossible to see in the fuel filter when it is wet Because it is completely translucent (just like Glass)?? When it dries out however it looks white like rabbit fur or something similar so if you just looking your fuel Filter if it has a glass Shield you may not see that your fuel filter is 90% clogged. It is amazing when you pull the fuel filter apart and the fuel starts to evaporate it looks like all of these fibres are actually growing on the fuel filter as they dry out and become visible. Geoffrey Gartshore wrote on 13/04/2022 11:20 am:
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