fuel sloshing/tank lean
06-22-2009, 11:10 AM
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RE: fuel sloshing/tank lean
Let me know how that goes. I'm ver curious! and you doing it saves me the yelling of my wife because Istole part of her beloved aquarium lol
06-24-2009, 01:28 AM
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RE: fuel sloshing/tank lean
The Problem I see with submerging Mesh int your Tank, is that you are Displacing Fuel and you will get Less run Time.....
You only get about 8 minutes Max,,,and you might cut a couple minutes OFF that......
You only get about 8 minutes Max,,,and you might cut a couple minutes OFF that......
06-24-2009, 06:04 AM
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RE: fuel sloshing/tank lean
I am sure I will lose some run time, but I think it will be minimal. And if it lets me run the tank down further instead of having to refuel at a half tank, then the net result will be a gain in run time.
06-24-2009, 06:39 PM
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RE: fuel sloshing/tank lean
Well, after 4 days in the fuel, the foam seems to be unaffected. And the fuel has not been discolored or anything like some previous materials caused. I am going to put it in the tank on the MXB and see what happens. The pull start broke last weekend, so I have to fix that before I can run. But at the latest, I will try it this coming weekend and report results. And hey, if the engine gets trashed, what better excuse for an OS-CV-R, an SH Pro or even a 21??
06-27-2009, 05:29 PM
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RE: fuel sloshing/tank lean
It worked!! I was able to run the tank completely empty, and I did not see any bubbles in the fuel line until I was sucking air. And the temps held almost exactly the same through the whole tank. Now I will not really know what the long term effect is on the engine, if any, for some time. But the scrub pad did what I hoped as far as stopping the fuel from sloshing in the tank and picking up air bubbles. I will try to remember to come back after a few weeks and follow up about long term effects. But I am not expecting to see anything.
I cut a block about 1" x 1" x 2" and stuffed it between the pickup tube and the baffles in the tank. I put it in with the 2" side up/down. That size piece is bigger than the space, but I wanted to pack it in a bit since my earlier trials on the bench let the fuel continue to move around a good bit without packing it in.
[:@]Oh well - there is still hope the engine could die after a few more tanks!
I cut a block about 1" x 1" x 2" and stuffed it between the pickup tube and the baffles in the tank. I put it in with the 2" side up/down. That size piece is bigger than the space, but I wanted to pack it in a bit since my earlier trials on the bench let the fuel continue to move around a good bit without packing it in.
[:@]Oh well - there is still hope the engine could die after a few more tanks!
06-27-2009, 07:03 PM
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RE: fuel sloshing/tank lean
I think it was actually better because I did not have to stop to fill up when I still had 1/4 or 1/3 tank. I am sure the tank holds a little less since I packed it in pretty good, but the run time is at least the same if not longer.
