Coke Bottle Fuel Tank

[Jim Ivey]

Yeah,yeah, Bob
But they are not as light.  And yes I have reinstalled the tetra tank.

Jim Ivey
> 
> From: "Bob Pastorello" <rcaerobob at cox.net>
> Date: 2005/07/25 Mon PM 08:26:23 EDT
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Subject: Re: Coke Bottle Fuel Tank
> 
> MK
> Tettra
> Dubro
> Sullivan
> 
> :-)
> 
> 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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