Hi! Alan
G-PTAG tank was empty and therefore dry since Mat 28th 2006 with the a/c
in my centrally heated garage waiting for the engine. You guys have
scared the hell out of me since about a month ago I filled up and just
recently the filler hose became porous causing a massive leak which for
a couple of days made me think it was the tank ! However all is now good
.
Regards
>From a relieved
Bob Harrison G-PTAG
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Alan
Burrows
Sent: 07 September 2007 09:01
Subject: RE: Europa-List: RE: Fuel Tank leak was it empty
<alan@kestrel-insurance.com>
Hi Steve
It's 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
>
>
> 09:05
>
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> 22:36
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