It will probably take you about one hour to remove everything and
have the tanks lying on the ground
Justin Gregoris wrote on 13/04/2022
11:14 pm:
How involved is it to remove my oem fuel tank and fully clean it
out?
do i just undo the velcro at the bottom of the fuselage to get
to all fastening straps, or will it require more dismantling?
My light yellow tanks started blistering so I
took them out fabricated aluminum tanks and solve my problem.
? Not everyone has a Jabiru engine fitted,??
The Rotax prefers car fuel.
Either way, the fuel tank in the X-Air aircraft is just
vinyl ester resins and they are affected eventually by fuels
of any description, especially when you have to make it as
light and thin as possible.
Best for any fuel still seems to be polyethylene but its
heavy.... ? Look at how many outboard motor fuel tanks there
are around the world that are left outside day and night, in
some and rain and use all sorts of fuels and yet they are
still working after 30 years, can't do that with a
Fiberglass fuel tank.
Geoffrey Gartshore wrote on
13/04/2022 2:03 pm:
Wouldn’t it be safest just to use
only 100 all fuel only, after you have thoroughly cleaned
your tank? ??
Mogas has to be carefully sampled every time to
ensure No ethanol, which is the problem for fibreglass
tanks. ??
While 100 LL can lead to plug fouling if proper
mixture management is not employed, ?I never had that
problem even with my Jabiru engine that had no manual
mixture control. ?The Jabiru engine manual even
recommends using ?100 LL for good engine performance and
cooling. ? My AME highly recommends using AVgas. ? ? He
also says many owners who tout the benefit of their
Mogas STC don’t really realize what the STC means. ? You
don’t just throw in Mogas and take off. ?The STC
requires specific sampling technique prior to a flight
for compliance. ? The “devil is in the details “. ??
Geoff Gartshore
Zenith CH200 GCUD
Waterloo, Ontario?
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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.
Many thanks!
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:
My XAir tank was
whitish, I only used 100 LL , and I never
had any debris issues in the Gascolator.?
?
Geoff Gartshore
Zenith CH200 GCUD
Waterloo, Ontario,
Canada
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Justin Gregoris
wrote on 13/04/2022 10:39 am:
Hello everyone,
I have read that the x air Hanuman comes
with two different types/colours of fuel
tanks - one that is capable of running
avgas and MoGas with ethanol (yellow-ish
tan coloured tank), while the other
white-clear tank only accepts avgas.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.???? I have not heard this
???
Anyway, I have the yellow-tan tank that
can accept both grades if fuel. I don't
know if the above information is
irrelevant, but after 150hrs of fuel tank
use (14yrs since new), I am noticing
flakes from the material of the fuel tank.
The only fuel that has been run in this
plane is 100LL.?
I notice the fuel filter trapping these
particles but why is this happening ?????
The resin is
leaching (being eaten) away by the fuel
additives from the fibreglass and the
fibres are breaking off, this is your
"debris" most probaby
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