Dear Europa List,
I have been keenly reading about this tank problem. I picked up Kit#A012 a year
ago aka a monowheel classic from a man who bought the kit in 1996 and didn't
get very far. It just so happens that I was in the middle of "soaking" my tank
in fuel to get it to swell before I mount it in the cockpit module. All I
can say is good timing and I'm all ears at this point in time to see what is the
best course of action to stop thje "battle of the bulge."
Would this be a possibility? I was researching an epoxy based fuel tank liner
kit that you mix and slosh around the inside of your tank, in addition to
supporting
the tank as evenly and thoroughly as possible. My line of reasoning is
that maybe it would be a first line of defense from the solvents that "soften"
the HDPE. My only concern is the possibility of this liner material might flake
off because of the "plastic" nature of the tank. Tghe vendor of this epoxy
suggest that you fill the tank with dry wall screws and shake the hell out
of the tank to key up the inside of the tank for the epoxy coating. I'd be
interested
to see what ideas in terms of BRAINSTORMING this challenge might illicit.
Cheers,
Jeff Paris #A012 700 hours into build
Europa Classic Monowheel
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