[NSRCA-discussion] Fuel tanks clunks

ronlock at comcast.net ronlock at comcast.net
Wed May 14 07:20:42 AKDT 2008


Yea Ed,  That OS part looks like the same idea.    

The "DuBro Tank Filter" is at 
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXD741&P=7

Later, Ron Lockhart

From: "Ed Miller" <edbon85 at tds.net> 

> Try this: 
> http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0095p?FVPROFIL=++&FVSEARCH=71531000 
> Ed M. 
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> ; "General pattern discussion" 
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> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:48 AM 
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Fuel tanks 
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> > Ive had good success with DuBro sintered bronze (?) clunks. The ones that 
> > look like 
> > they are made from tiny bronze color BBs. They seem to break up any foam 
> > & bubbles. 
> > 
> > Ron Lockhart 
> > 
> > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> > From: mike mueller 
> > John I remember running a foam insert but I don't remember if it helped. 
> > What I do remember is it deteriating and getting crap into the fuel lines. 
> > I think another thing that might help is the foam clunk from YS. It's 
> > supposed to help keep fuel supply even during the moments in flight when 
> > pickup might be lost. Right now I'm more concerned with sloshing electrons 
> > around. Mike 
> > 
> > --- On Wed, 5/14/08, John Konneker wrote: 
> > 
> > From: John Konneker 
> > Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Fuel tanks 
> > To: "Discussion List" 
> > Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 8:37 AM 
> > 
> > 
> > I am running a 24 oz tank right now for practice but would like to run 
> > either a smaller tank or less fuel load for contests. 
> > This has me thinking...seems I once heard that NASCAR runs some kind of 
> > foam in their gas tanks to eliminate sloshing. 
> > Anyone ever heard of or tried something similar in a model? 
> > JLK 
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