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| 02-22-2016 07:35 PM | ||
| darkith |
Re: Drain gas tank after a day of flying? I drain my planes (usually just hookup the pump, give a few twirls to fill the line, then drop the tank on the ground and let gravity siphon it). I had one stopper start backing out of a tank...the neck of the tank was wedge shaped and the sideways force on the stopper pushed it out just far enough for it to leak slightly when full (up to the stopper level). If I had left it full in storage, it would have been a heck of a mess... D. |
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| 01-04-2016 03:10 PM | ||
| fsone |
Re: Drain gas tank after a day of flying? I have all glow engines, I drain the tank after every flying day. This way you don't end up with any surprises. |
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| 01-03-2016 10:48 PM | ||
| Ultimateflying |
Re: Drain gas tank after a day of flying? I always drain my tank. A few years ago I fueled up my Beast. I found that the tail wheel was damaged so I took the plane apart, and put it back in my trailer. A couple days later I opened up the trailer and got hit by the smell of gas. After a closer look a realized I didn't drain the tank. At that time I also pugged the vent lines. The heat in the trailer from the summer days caused the stopped to blow out and drain the tank down to the bottom of the stopper. The caused me to not fly it for a year to let it dry out. I had to go over all glue joints after that just to be safe!! |
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| 10-01-2015 09:21 PM | ||
| MikeCam |
Re: Drain gas tank after a day of flying? I used to leave fuel in until I accidentally fueled the wrong plane to go fly. Dead stick landing was fine but so I would not do that again I decided to defuel my tanks for storage. So now there is not enough fuel in the lines to start up, warm up and taxi to the end of runway. |
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| 09-30-2015 04:58 PM | ||
| Mark Winstanley |
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| 09-30-2015 09:43 AM | ||
| coastrc |
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You will have less accelerant, but less fuel also means more fumes in the tank. I work on a ferry & when people carry jerry cans they must be full of gas or filled with water to eliminate the fumes. I read something about keeping felt clunks wet. Many mix oils have fuel stabilizer in them , so adding it is not necessary IMO. |
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| 09-30-2015 07:56 AM | ||
| Kent F |
Re: Drain gas tank after a day of flying? One small spark in a shorted battery pack with gas vapour enclosed and the results are deadly...Less fuel means less accellerant...also easier to explain to the fire department and insurance company...Prudent idea to drain tank and store all gas safely( not in trailer or garage) |
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| 09-30-2015 07:42 AM | ||
| grosbeak |
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| 09-29-2015 05:24 PM | ||
| buchanw |
Re: Drain gas tank after a day of flying? “Short cuts make long delays.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring |
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| 09-29-2015 01:59 PM | ||
| Dennis 9412 |
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