Coke Bottle Fuel Tank

[Jim Ivey]

Wayne
 I was one of the coke bottle tankers and got a lot of remarks about it.
 I also noticed the tank shrinking and used my spare. I did not run out of fuel but I only had maybe an oz left after one of the flights. When I got home I pulled the tank and held it next to a bottle out of the same 6 pack when I bought them. Both my tanks have shrunk by at least 4 oz volume and they are 1/2 inch shorter and smaller in diameter, than they were when I started.The bottles said 20 fluid oz on the label.
So guys beware of the plastic coke bottles. Don't know if it is heat or nitro or methanol,but something is shrinking the tanks.
 I am on the lookout for water bottles or some other plastic bottle that will hold up to our harsh elements.
Ideas are welcome.

Jim Ivey
> 
> From: "Wayne Galligan" <wgalligan at goodsonacura.com>
> Date: 2005/07/25 Mon PM 07:09:32 EDT
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Subject: Coke Bottle Fuel Tank
> 
> Well I have to say I had a grand time at my first NATS.   Something I
> dreamed about going to since reading about it when it was in Lake Charles LA
> back in the 70's I believe.  I got initiated with the proverbial mechanical
> issues that never seem to be a problem at local contests and then I was
> nearly DQ'd for not being ready at the line(read the lineup wrong) but made
> it with 10 sec's to spare.
> 
> The Coke bottle fuel tank got a lot of talk and Don Ramsey ended up getting
> my spare.  This was Todd Blose and B.W. Ponders idea from last years NATS to
> save making weight.  I expanded on this by using the rubber stopper and back
> from my Du-Bro tank and just screwing it to the regular cap  Seems he used
> one of the water bottle variety and it is obviously made of a different
> plastic then the Coke bottle.  Don's bottle was actually shrinking.  After a
> dead stick on his final maneuver and just barely making it back to the
> runway he discovered he was out of fuel.  On further review he noticed his
> tank had shrunk quite a bit.   The one I have in my plane is almost 4 weeks
> old and is holding its shape OK.  Good news is its just a matter of
> polishing off another Coke and rinsing out the bottle to replace it.
> 
> Nice to put faces with all the posts.
> 
> Smooth Flying...
> 
> Wayne Galligan
> NSRCA 3582  D6 ADV.
> 
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