Hi Steve
Its a continuation of a thread that you have joined having experienced
exactly the same problem that several of us have had. We are trying to
establish if the cause is leaving the tank empty for extended periods,
especially in hot conditions. Its starting to look like it is!
Alan
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Steve Hagar
Sent: 08 September 2007 05:36
Subject: RE: Europa-List: RE: Fuel Tank leak was it empty
I don't know if this is a continuation of my issue of my fuel tank crack
that I wrote about on the 16 th of August but the crack showed up after
refilling a tank that had been previously always kept full. My estimate is
that it was empty for about 5 or 6 weeks in a pretty hot AZ garage.
Probably over 100 F every day.
Steve
> [Original Message]
> From: Alan Burrows <alan@kestrel-insurance.com>
> To: <rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
> Date: 9/5/2007 10:18:54 AM
> Subject: Europa-List: RE: Fuel Tank leak was it empty
>
<alan@kestrel-insurance.com>
>
> Hi Ron
>
> Yes my tank was emptied for the journey from UK to the U.S. in fact it was
> empty for a period of about 2 months!
> I wonder if its worth asking the community the same question about other
> tank leaks, because its certainly information that should be shared if it
> was the cause of my leak.
> Has anyone else got a similar story?
> Kind Regards
>
> Alan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us [mailto:rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us]
> Sent: 20 August 2007 19:42
> To: Alan Burrows
> Subject: Fuel Tank leak was it empty
>
> Hello Alan
>
> Was your tank ever empty of fuel after fuel had once been in it? (perhaps
> you flushed tank with fuel during build and then after a while emptied?)
>
> Thinking by some is that will cause tank to shrink and can cuase cracking?
>
> Thx.
> Sincerely
> Ron Parigoris
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