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As an A&P, I get asked all the time what I think of using auto fuel in airplanes. I reply, that there is no quality control in auto fuel system to insure that there is no water in the fuel, I remember one year here just before the deer hunt a major supplier delivered thousands of gallons of auto fuel to service stations in the area that was loaded with water needless to say a lot of hunters didn't make the deer hunt it would have been worse if it had been airplanes. In addition most major suppliers of overhauled and new cylinders for engines comes with a warning Void warranty if auto fuel used. There must be a reason! Also the suppliers of fuel bladders void their warranty if auto fuel is used as the benzene in the fuel deteriorates the rubber. And last but not least in most parts of the country they are adding alcohol to the fuel to meet the clean air act. What does alcohol do to your fuel system? An Ercoupe hardly justifies the risks involved a few pennies earned when burning 5-8 gallons per hour aren't worth it. I wonder how many aircraft are in the scrap heaps due to fuel contamination not only water but other contaminants as well. Avgas is pretty cheap insurance. Jim N87349 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Percy Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Andy Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 11:43 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Ercoupe 415-CD Registration C-FXJK Nonfatal > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > At 03:39 PM 12/9/02 -0600, Andy Anderson wrote: > > >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&key=1 > >NTSB Identification: NYC03LA028 > > > >Accident occurred Wednesday, December 04, 2002 at Dalton, MA > >Aircraft:Ercoupe 415-CD, registration: C-FXJK > >Injuries: 1 Uninjured. > >-------------- > >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. > >----------------- > > > >My question is,,, does Canadian automobile gasoline normally freeze,,, or is > >the examiner just trying to blow some smoke > > Or was he too lazy to go back to the last place the guy got gas and take a > sample? > Percy in Portland > > > ========================================================================== == == > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---- > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 10/24/02 > ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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