No use of auto fuel, brand new hangar with new confrete floor, no ventilation when closed.\\
--- In [email protected], "Ed Burkhead" <e...@...> wrote: > > > Donald, > > Ah, you've learned the right lesson from that fogged wire gauge tube! > Indeed, it is the nose tank float gauge that must be watched even if you > never look at the wing tank fuel levels. (And, yes, knowing the status of > all tanks is minimal smart piloting - I'm not saying to ignore the wing > tanks.) > > Did you, perchance, have auto fuel in the plane's tanks? As auto fuel > doesn't have any die, it could, I would guess, leak out one drop every few > seconds and empty the tank over a several week period. If it were auto > fuel, there'd be no stain to betray the leak. If the leak were slow enough > and the hangar has some ventilation, you could well not have any fuel smell. > > With aviation fuel, leaking through the carburetor tends to leave a stain > and it's usually pretty apparent unless you have a dark dirt hangar floor. > > Ed > > Ed Burkhead > http://edburkhead/Ercoupe/index.htm > ed -at- edburkh???ead . com (change -at- to @ and remove ??? and > spaces) >
