Fuel Drip Containment

"Jon Woellhaf" wrote in
news:Jrzmb.12980$9E1.63303@attbi_s52:

How about letting it drip into a fuel cell of the type used by NASCAR?

"Jim Weir" wrote in message
...
Snarly Charlie, the 182, has the classic "Cessna drip" from the fuel
vent
when
the tanks are filled and the hangar gets warm. I've tried everything
I
know to
stop it, but all I can do with all the mechanical fixes is slow it
down.

I'm getting ready to patch the asphalt under the drip and paint the
hangar floor. Since I can't stop the drip, I want to contain it
safely. Anybody
got
any thoughts on how to neutralize gasoline and contain the drip
without
being a
fire hazard?

One thought is to provide a bucket with a nonflammable liquid lighter
than gasoline. Let the gas drip into the bucket with a "blanket" of
nonflammable
liquid on top of it. The problem is finding such a liquid.

Another thought is to put some sort of oven pan with a mat of some
sort
that
would let the gasoline evaporate slowly from under the mat. The
problem
is
finding a nonflammable mat that gasoline will not attack chemically.

Any ideas?

Jim



Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com




Battery mat or fiberglass mat in a cookie sheet. Lots of area for
evaporation.

What's a battery mat? And won't fiberglass tend to mat down after a while?

Jim



Frank
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-Battery mat or fiberglass mat in a cookie sheet. Lots of area for
-evaporation.

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

Battery mat is fiberglass treated to neutralize battery acid, usually
placed in the bottom of the battery box. The fiberglass should not compress
as there is no weight on it in an open pan. Funnel idea is prolly best.