---------------------------------------------------------- Lightning-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 03/16/13: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:37 AM - Proven sloshing fluid for Ethanol? (James, Clive R) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:37:59 AM PST US Subject: Lightning-List: Proven sloshing fluid for Ethanol? From: "James, Clive R" Has anyone found a good fluid yet? Seems someone has proven the early Jabiru fluid was indeed not good enough. See attached. Appreciate if anyone has info on an alcohol proof fluid yet. Regards, Clive P.S. suggestions from folk to only use avgas are only accepted for folk who are paying less than $14 a gallon for it From: Dave (Skycraft) [mailto:dave@sky-craft.co.uk] Sent: 15 March 2013 12:25 Subject: CAA Safety Sense Leaflet 4 Dear Jabiru and Rans Owners, Attached is a copy of the CAA Safety Sense Leaflet No 4 which is about Mogas and Ethanol. Although this leaflet has been around since January 2012 I thought I would re-send it. We have a Jabiru customer who has been using Mogas in his aircraft and had not realized the implications of the fuel suppliers adding ethanol to their supplies. The Ethanol has eaten away the inside of his wing fuel tanks, leaked out into the wing causing further damage. The long and short of this sad tale is that both his wings are scrap and not covered by his insurance. Looking through the aircraft's log books I calculate that the savings of using Mogas since ethanol was added may be about =A340, a replacement set of wings will be several thousand pounds. If there is 10% Ethanol in the fuel and the ethanol is washed out this in effect increases your garage pump price by about 14p. So it's just not worth it in our opinion. Regards Dave Almey Aircraft require refinishing ? Click Here Skycraft Ltd - www.sky-craft.co.uk Kestrel, 621 Broadgate, Weston Hills, Spalding. Lincs. PE12 6DP. United Kingdom Telephone: +44 1406 371779 Fax: +44 1406 371783 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message lightning-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Lightning-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/lightning-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/lightning-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.