Cold Weather Winter Flying Q's

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My Minnesota thoughts -

4) Add small amounts (couple of tablespoons or so) of isopropyl
alcohol (yellow can HEET) to the tanks as a matter if principle when
it is below freezing. You may otherwise have small amounts of
dissolved water in the fuel come out of solution as snow when the fuel
is severely chilled. Beware of fuel that has been severely chilled
since its last filtering. On a long flight, this snow can block the
fuel screens. I know, it happened to me although it was about -20 deg
F. I know of others that have had the same problem.


What is HEET? Thanks.

Mike
MU-2

What is HEET? Thanks.

It's basically a small bottle of alcohol that is for sale at every gas
station in the Midwest from now through next April. Now it's about 49
cents apiece. When the temperature drops below zero, it'll sell for a buck
forty nine...

Funny thing is, I see people buying the stuff by the dozen -- yet they won't
use ethanol in their cars.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

What is HEET? Thanks.

Automobile gas line deicer. Some say Minnesotans drink the
stuff......!

Really HEET is not needed here anymore with our mandatory gasahol.

Beware there are two versions. Be sure to get deicer only with
isopropyl alcohol. Actually to be legal, you should use aviation
grade isopropyl alcohol. but I've never seen the stuff.

If you are using jet fuel for an MU-2 this doesn't apply. I don't
know what they use.

Mike
MU-2

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What is HEET? Thanks.


Automobile gas line deicer. Some say Minnesotans drink the
stuff......!

Really HEET is not needed here anymore with our mandatory gasahol.

Beware there are two versions. Be sure to get deicer only with
isopropyl alcohol. Actually to be legal, you should use aviation
grade isopropyl alcohol. but I've never seen the stuff.

I used Heet once. Had my shiny newly overhauled Cardinal about 2 weeks.
Poured in a can of Heet into the tank. Gummy blue crap came out the
fuel drain. Turns out Heet removes the blue dye from 100LL.

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What is HEET? Thanks.

Automobile gas line deicer. Some say Minnesotans drink the
stuff......!

Really HEET is not needed here anymore with our mandatory gasahol.

Beware there are two versions. Be sure to get deicer only with
isopropyl alcohol. Actually to be legal, you should use aviation
grade isopropyl alcohol. but I've never seen the stuff.

If you are using jet fuel for an MU-2 this doesn't apply. I don't
know what they use.

Mike
MU-2

I have a Helio Courier too, but mostly I was just interested in what it was
particularly since the context suggested that it was some widely availible
product to remove water from fuel. They use a additive called Prist to
remove water from jet fuel and also to prevent microbes from growing in the
fuel. What is the other version of HEET made from and what is it used for?
Diesel?

Mike
MU-2