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wdaniell.longport(at)gmai
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 Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 3:24 pm Post subject: I didnt understand about the gas smell until I started using |
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So i've used AVGAS all my life - a habit from Colombia where the mogas is poor quality.
I recently started using mogas - just easier really I go past a gas station on the way to my hangar.
Now I understand the gas smell comments! I means it's not terrible but it is certainly noticeable.
Why the difference?
Will
William Daniell
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peterz(at)zutrasoft.com
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| Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 3:58 pm Post subject: I didnt understand about the gas smell until I started using |
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The lead substitute octane booster chemicals are very volatile, with low flash temps - and are brutal on traditional rubber hoses.
Cheers,
PeteZ
| Quote: | On Apr 3, 2022, at 7:31 PM, William Daniell <wdaniell.longport(at)gmail.com> wrote:
So i've used AVGAS all my life - a habit from Colombia where the mogas is poor quality.
I recently started using mogas - just easier really I go past a gas station on the way to my hangar.
Now I understand the gas smell comments! I means it's not terrible but it is certainly noticeable.
Why the difference?
Will
William Daniell
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+1 786 878 0246
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erichdtrombley(at)juno.co
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 7:23 am Post subject: I didnt understand about the gas smell until I started using |
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Will,
I use mogas almost exclusively and have lived with the smell for 20 years. While it has been discussed on this forum that it is the hoses that are the culprit, I wonder if it isn’t the PE fuel tank that is emitting the majority of the smell. I say that because, I have mostly aluminum fuel lines in my plane. Yes, the transitions from the tank fittings and the fuel pump/filter assembly are hose, but that’s about it.
I fuel the plane with 5 gallon PE fuel cans, filling them up at the local station on the way to the airport. It is surprising how much odor an “empty” fuel can emits while briefly stored in the car enroute to the fuel station. I remind my wife of this fact when she smells fuel after opening up the canopy. She always ask if we have a fuel leak in the plane!
Erich
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 7:46 am Post subject: Re: I didnt understand about the gas smell until I started u |
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Erich,
It's reassuring to hear you are having a similar experience as mine and yes, I have also suspected whether the smell could come from the tank too but can't really conclude that.
I have an aluminum filler but used the original rubber filler hose as the couplings for that tube. They smell. So little things do contribute to it.
Every so often I do open my access covers and stick my nose on through them (not very far though). No smells around the tank area so it is baffling to me as to where it comes from.
But knowing that it is somewhat common in our planes makes me feel better.
Chris
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