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I've been using mo-gas in my coupe (C-75) since I bought it in 1986.
Also the previous two owners had been using it since back in the 50's.
When I bought it I applied for the 'auto gas STC' so now it's legal
but that paper didn't make it run any differently. All of the airports in
my area have stopped selling 80 octane now so there may be more planes
(not only Ercoupes) burning mo-gas.
I've been in the situation (away from home base) when I had to
purchase 'Airport gas' so I've used both 80 and 100 octane from time to
time and I can't tell any difference in performance with any of them.
BTW....mo-gas in my area is currently $1.23 per gallon and the last I
noticed at the local airports, av-gas was $2.25.
Bob Saville
Jim Duffy wrote:
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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
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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
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> 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
<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.
> >--------------
> >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
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