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From: Walter Dodson <coy0te [at] earthlink.net>
Subject: Fuel
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 18:20:30 -0800
To: LancairList <lancair.list [at] olsusa.com>

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I hate to even think of getting into this but here goes...    I would never

in a million years put mogas or auto gas or whaterver you choose to call it

into any machine I'm going to fly.  I guess we all know alcohol has an

affinity for water but the surprising thing I found in far North flying is

that kerosene does too.  Jet airliners have fuel heaters to prevent ice

crystals forming in the filters, lines or servos.  I had a right engine

flame out on final to Sondrestromfiord in a Paris II in November, 1974.

That was a strong lession about cold weather flying.  The MS 760 did not

require Prist additive but we sure started using the stuff after that.  I

flew the Bell 212 and DHC-6 in Alaska the winter of 1982-3  thanks to the

P&W Pt-6, which will burn perfume if you can afford it.

Luckily, most of my flying was commercial where only the best of everything

is mandated.  I have my skin to attest to the quality of the parts, fuel and

service we received.  The dollar saved on cheap fuel is at best a gamble and

at worst a foolish life threatening mistake.

I have spent my life in aviation of the certificated variety and hope to

transfer that knowledge to our Lancair IV-P.  It only makes sense.  Now, I

want you to vote for...

Walter Dodson



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From: Ian B. Crowe <ian.crowe [at] sympatico.ca>
Subject: Fuel
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 10:39:34 -0500
To: Marvin Kaye <lancair.list [at] olsusa.com>

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I was responsible at one time for the operations of a railroad in sub artic

Canada.  Winter time temperatures were regularly in the negative 30's F.

Our locomotives were equipped with fuel oil heaters to prevent the build up

of fuel wax which forms at those temperatures.  This wax formation

would/could stop a 3600hp locomotive and from then on in life became a

misery.  Coolant had to be drained at once as it is dangerous to run a

diesel with antifreeze and if it froze the engine the cost was horrible.

Also a cold soaked large diesel engine is impossible to start.  You have to

put it into a heated barn and bring it up to well above freezing before it

will oblige you with a start.



I suspect that small aircraft diesels have a way to go in cold starting and

restarting at low temperatures when you consider that the only source of

combustion initiation is the heat created by the compression of the air in

the cylinder.



Regards



Ian Crowe



I suspect that Walter Dodson had  fuel wax when his engine quit on him.  Ice

cyrstals (water) should not be present in the quantities necessary to plug a

fuel line or filter and water would freeze very quickly, long before fuel

wax forms.





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From: Greenbacks, UnLtd. <n4zq [at] verizon.net>
Subject: Fuel
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 19:24:34 -0400
To: Lisa Williams <lisaw [at] lancair.com>
Cc: List Lancair Mailing <lml [at] lancaironline.net>

Hi Lisa,



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