Two quick questions....
 

Question 1. I have an older jet that I am trying to get back into the air a hotspot. When it was built by the original owner he put the fuel tank in so it could not be removed. Well when I put the plane away I emptied the tank the best I could. How do I and what do I use to flush the tank out with to ensure there is no mold in the tank. I was thinking of using some acetone but not sure if that would hurt the kevlar tank or not. After flushing it with the acetone I was also going to fill and flush with Jet A fuel to get the acetone out. What do you guys think?

Question 2. Same jet. When it was originally built with screws through the top of wing as a mounting method instead of the wood tongue method. I don't have the complete measurement for that piece of wood. I know it is 5 ply hardwood which is 1/4" thick, and 1/2" wide I just don't know how long that piece is. Does someone have a measurement of that length?

Thanks,

Patrick

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I personally would not fly the plane unless I was able to replace the clunk line. There is a good chance that the line has hardened give how long the plane has been sitting around.

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Flush out the tank with gasoline, that will kill any algae. Then flush with kero or Jet A to get the gasoline out. Replace ALL fuel lines and filters. If you have a UAT then that needs to be flushed just like the tank and the filter sock replaced.

Joe

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See the "Consensus of Hot Spots" thread on this forum-several pages back. There's some good info posted from many Hot Spot pilots.

Art ARRO

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About every 2 years I  pull the tanks on my planes and go through them.The tubing on the clunks and stopper is loose even with safety wire. I would try to get the tank out and do it right. Not worth loosing a jet over it. Dan

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Art,
I tried to find that thread to ask the question in but could not find it. Even did a search on the word hotspot and it seems to have been deleted or something.

Patrick

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http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_11333192/tm.htm

Paul