Coke Bottle Fuel Tank

[wgalligan]

I am using Cool Power 15% and my bottle is still the same size as when I
installed.  Must be the componants of the fuel your using.   Interesting non
the less.

Wayne


----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Ramsey" <don.ramsey at cox.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 9:27 PM
Subject: Re: Coke Bottle Fuel Tank


> Wayne,
>
> The one I got from you has shrunk as much as mine did.  Quess it's the Mag
> 2.  I'll get it back to you in Lubbock.
>
> Don
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wayne Galligan" <wgalligan at goodsonacura.com>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 6:09 PM
> 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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