Hi John,
Personally, I am not in favor of sloshing.  When I bought my 'Coupe it had
sloshed tanks and had used 100LL.  No problem.  Then another PO bought it
and flew it for only 6 months using a 50/50 mix of 80 octane and av gas.
The sloshing compound began to break down and appear in the fuel during
pre-flight sumping of the tanks.  Nasty looking stuff.  During restoration
we disassembled the tanks, removed the compound and re-sealed (early
tanks)
everything.  Best to remove the tank and restore it rather than re-slosh,
IMHO I:0)
Jim
ser. no.285 AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Saturday, November 27, 1999 7:42 AM
Subject: Tank Sloshing


>Am looking at a Coupe to buy, and owner says the header tank has a
>"slight" ooze.
>
>He said he will have it fixed by sloshing, but he wants to know what type
>fuel (avgas vs mogas) the buyer is going to use.
>
>Question:  If I buy it, and have it sloshed for avgas (80 octane is
>available on my field) and I someday need or want to use mogas, what
>then?
>
>I have seen the topic covered here before, but can't find my files.
>
>Also, it has rudder pedals, which I really didn't want. Is it much of a
>task to remove them or should I just ignore them? I understand from a
>number of sources that they are by and large ineffective.
>
>Appreciated your input.
>
>John

<<attachment: winmail.dat>>

Reply via email to