Coke Bottle Fuel Tank

[Bob Pastorello]

MK
Tettra
Dubro
Sullivan

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Bob Pastorello
www.rcaerobats.net
rcaerobob at cox.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Ivey" <jivey61 at bellsouth.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: Coke Bottle Fuel Tank


> 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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