I was going to scale down one of the 15 gal. tanks to 9.gal. get them approved and make them available, but got busy and never did it. May be I should think about it again. Mark
--- In [email protected], "Mark H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > As far as I know Univair still sells 9 gal. tanks, but who wants to > sell their house to buy two of them. > > > > --- In [email protected], "Ed Burkhead" <ed@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Are the 9-gallon tanks available so he could replace these with the > tanks > > that are correct for the serial number? Or, would any used tanks > need to be > > rebuilt by John Wright, Jr., before installation? > > > > > > > > Kevin, > > > > > > > > I'd urge you to contact John Wright, Jr., the Ercoupe world fuel > tank > > expert. He makes a side business out of doing quality rebuilds of > Coupe > > fuel tanks. > > > > John & Kathy Wright > > > > 5813 Old Jack Rd. > > > > Springfield IL 62707 > > > > 217-698-8243 > > > > > > > > Please tell him I said "Happy Birthday - you've reached the half- > way mark!" > > (It's his 50th.) > > > > > > > > Links to sources for used Coupe parts can be found at: > > > > http://edburkhead.com/Ercoupe/Coupe_parts.htm > > > > > > > > Ed Burkhead > > > > http://edburkhead.com/Ercoupe/index.htm East Peoria, > Illinois > > > > ed -at- edburk???head.??com (remove the ? > marks and > > change -at- to @) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:ercoupe- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Iflysmodel@ > > Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 4:29 AM > > To: mini500_owner@; [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Fuel-lines and fuel- tanks..........???? > > > > > > > > Hey Kevin: It sounds like someone has switched the tanks. I believe > the 8 > > gallon tanks were the ternplate tanks. These were used to replace > the early > > tanks and ended up with an AD which required inspection every 25 > hours > > (could be owner completed) and were mostly replaced by the 9 gallon > aluminum > > tanks. The ternplate material is lighter than the stainless steel, > does not > > respond to a magnet, and was used for the 8 gallon tanks. > > > > You are correct that you need to use the fuel line diagram for > earlier > > serial numbers in order for those to work in your system. I do not > have any > > of the books in front of me, but as I recall, the fuel shut off to > the > > engine pump was placed in the cross over line between the tanks but > close to > > the right tank. The fuel line to the pump came out of the shut off > and ran > > along the right side wall out to the engine. The fuel return line, > from the > > header tank, only went to the right wing tank. > > > > Lynn Nelsen > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL > > <http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states? > ncid=aoltrv00030000000016> > > Travel Guides. > > >
