Grover, I've had all of my Alon tanks rebuilt by Aero Tank Specialists in Farmers Branch, Texas. They came back like new with no slosh; no cheap but really worthwhile. I don't want any gasoline smell in my coupe. David Cross Alon N5600F
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Thanks for your reply and help. I read about the Reticulated Foam in the > latest issut of Sport Aviation (which I cannot find at the moment to get > the quotes right). It pictures the foam and mentions the rotational > molded tanks in the same text box. I don't know whether it can be put in > existing tanks or not. Even if it can, the lack of an stc would prohibit > one from using it in anything but experimental aircraft. > > Over the years, all three of my old tanks have been repaired and or had > sealant sloshed in them. I just wish I had three new and modern tanks > with plumbing that is of the safest type, stc or no. I realize that the > cost of obtaining an stc to get something new approved for an old > airplane is an obstacle that prevents us from being able to install > replacement parts of more modern technology. So I guess that I will > just continue to repair my tanks periodically and get used to smelling > the faint smell of avgas. > > Grover > > On Sun, 07 Feb 1999 10:18:02 -0800 Steve Dold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >At 07:48 PM 2/6/99 -0500, you wrote: > >>1. As a member of the Coup Group, I am enjoying the e-mails that I > >am > >>getting. I have a question. When I "reply," to one of the messages > >>posted, is the whole group seeing it or just the address of the > >sender > >>who's address is on the e-mail that I reply to? For example, this > >one; > >>I reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] regarding the center fuel tank, are you > >the > > > >Hi Grover. The way this thing works is this: When someone sends an > >EMAIL > >message to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]", it gets re-send somehow to all > >of us > >on the list. When we get the message, the original sender's address > >is in > >the "from" box, not "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". So, if you hit > >"reply", > >it will normally go to the person the message came from, not the whole > >group. > >Look in the "To:" field to see where it will go. You should be able > >to > >ahange it to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > >Most replies should go to the whole group, because usually the message > >is > >something everyone is interested in. To do that in my mail program, I > >hit > >"reply", then I change the recipient in the "To:" field to > >"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" instead of the original person. > > > >Your message will them be sent to ALL the people on the list, as mail, > > > >INCLUDING the person who sent the original message. You don't have > >to "CC" them or send them a separate reply, because they're part of > >the > >mailing list. > > > >How does this work? I have no idea! It's pretty impresive, though. > > > >> I haven't seen my own replys appear on the forum most of the time. > >I would > >>like to join the dialog with most replys. If the whole group doesn't > >>share my reply, please forward it to the whole group. Later I will > >try > >>to figure out what I need to change. Thanks. > > > >Probably because you've been replying to the original poster, without > >changing it to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > > >>2. Now here is my pie-in-the-sky reply. My center tank leaked. I > >had > >>it repaired. Now it doesn't. The fuel system as Mr. Weick designed > >it > >>works real well and I like it except for the fact that I am acutely > >>concious of the fuselage tank practically being in my lap. > >>Unfortunately, Ercoupes have a bad record for post crash fires > >resulting > >>in the death of the pilot. Here is where I am going with this. For > >>many years I have wished for rotational molded tanks of plastic for > >the > >>coupe like boat tanks. They are cheap once the molds are made, the > >>expense in in the molds (and the STC). They can be made in the shape > >and > >>configuration of the wing tanks (with some method of adaptation, > >perhaps > >>skinned over in metal so they can be mounted like the original tanks > >>are). But, even if the wing tanks prove impractical, the center > >tank > >>certianly lends itself to a rotational molded (plastic) tank of the > >same > >>shape and made even safer with the installation of reticulated foam > >as an > >>explosion suppressant. Rotational molded plastic tanks are already > >being > >>used in experimentals. Latest being the Monex. Ken Brock > >Manufacturing > >>already has a rotational molded tank for their gyroplane, a seat > >tank > >>that has "NEVER BEEN KNOWN TO RUPTURE IN A CRASH." Quote from the > >>latest issue of Sport Aviation. Please find your latest issue of > >Sport > >>Aviation and read about these tanks. Maybe someone can set up and > >>manufacture some center tanks for us, I know, small market. The SIC > >code > >>for Freeflow Products which makes the tanks for Ken Brock is 3089-01. > > > >>Maybe Ken Brock Mfg. will make us some. Told you this was a > >>pie-in-the-sky reply. > >> > >>Grover > >>Coupe 99398 > > > >Is it possible to put the foam explosion-suppression stuff in > >an existing metal tank? How the heck does it work? THAT seems > >like a good idea that ought to be developed for airplane fuel tanks. > > > >I'm probably more concerned with fuel hoses coming off than the tank > >rupturing in a crash. I might be off-base, but it seems like > >the hoses are more delicate than the tank. Maybe not. > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? 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