Put me down for a pair. Kevin1
--- In [email protected], "Mark H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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." <coupemanwi@> 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. > > > > > >
