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Andy!
I have been driving my van on "Canadian Automobile Gasoline" for
many winters (25) &
never had a freeze up! This includes -40deg weather. I would be more
curious if this coupe was stored
outside & if it was, did anyone put some kind of cover over the filler
caps? Also I would be curious if
the tail was high enough? Water likes to sit to the back away from the
wing tank sumps when the plane is on the ground
if the tail is too low, only to move forward as the plane gains cruise
attitude, filling the collator. You could
check all three sumps all you want & see nothing but still get a shot of
water once in the air.
Darwin
Andy Anderson wrote:
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The accident information from the web page below verifies that one should
always sump the tanks after refueling.
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20021206X05573
<http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20021206X05573&key=1> &key=1
NTSB Identification: NYC03LA028
Accident occurred Wednesday, December 04, 2002 at Dalton, MA
Aircraft:Ercoupe 415-CD, registration: C-FXJK
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
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Examination of the wreckage revealed that the fluid inside the gascolator
had frozen. The FAA inspector added that although the pilot added 5
gallons
of 100LL at GFL, he originally departed Canada with automobile gasoline.
The reported temperature at an airport approximately 5 miles west of the
accident site, at 1254, was 22 degrees F.
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My question is,,, does Canadian automobile gasoline normally freeze,,, or
is
the examiner just trying to blow some smoke.- Andy
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