Mark.
Providing an alternative to the tanks Univair provides would be a relieve to
all of us Ercoupers.
Sooner or later we all are facing repair or replacement.
Univair lists the only available main tanks as M-10 part. : M-10 LH FUEL TANK
$2,064.83
Hartmut
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark H.
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 4:15 PM
Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Fuel-lines and fuel-tanks..........????
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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
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> ncid=aoltrv00030000000016>
> > Travel Guides.
> >
>
