Fuel Drip Containment

Yes, I thought I said that I could slow it down, but not stop it. As you can
see, others (ad infinitum, ad nauseum) will tell you the simple physics of
parking an airplane with the outside fuel vent downhill.

Jim


"C J Campbell"
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-Don't fill your plane before putting it away?
-
-We turn the fuel valve off or turn it to left or right tank -- this seems to
-mitigate the problem considerably, though I am not sure why it does this.
-

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

Sporty's oil mat #8667A might work, but I use an open gasoline can on the
floor. There's usually not much wind in a hangar, so the drips will go right
in once it is positioned. The small opening in the can reduces the amount of
evaporation you would get compared to a mat or just letting it hit the
floor.
Afterward, I use the fuel to run my lawnmower.

That's a thought. You could enhance the probability that the gas would go into
the can by gluing a funnel into the VENT port on the can, or by simply drilling
a hole into the top of the can and epoxy-gluing the funnel into permanent
position. I like that idea even more, because the only evaporation THEN is from
the little tiny funnel hole...and you could go one step further and drill a cork
stopper with a smaller hole at the top of the funnel neck so the gas would pass
through, but the evaporation would be much less.

You guyzes is clever. Thanks.

Jim



"MichaelR"
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-Sporty's oil mat #8667A might work, but I use an open gasoline can on the
-floor. There's usually not much wind in a hangar, so the drips will go right
-in once it is positioned. The small opening in the can reduces the amount of
-evaporation you would get compared to a mat or just letting it hit the
-floor.
-Afterward, I use the fuel to run my lawnmower.
-

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

You guyzes is clever. Thanks.

All this, and the solution is a gas can with a funnel stuck in it?

Geez, after this many days, I thought for sure you guys would come up with a
more "Jetson's-like" solution for Jim...

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:

Geez, after this many days, I thought for sure you guys would come up with a
more "Jetson's-like" solution for Jim...

You forgot - he's gonna fill it with fuel cell foam. :-)

George Patterson
You can dress a hog in a tuxedo, but he still wants to roll in the mud.

("G.R. Patterson III" wrote)
You forgot - he's gonna fill it with fuel cell foam. :-)


.....after he puts a cement weight in the bottom of the can!!

--
Montblack

"Styled by the laws of nature.............Concorde"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:ud0nb.38050$Tr4.78719@attbi_s03...
You guyzes is clever. Thanks.

All this, and the solution is a gas can with a funnel stuck in it?

Geez, after this many days, I thought for sure you guys would come up with a
more "Jetson's-like" solution for Jim...

:-)

Well, back when I worked for Spacely Sprockets we used a gas can
with a built-in, nuclear powered, matter disintegrator (with a funnel
stuck in it).

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

Hose slipped over vent and part way into can to insure no "drips" miss?

"Jim Weir" wrote in message
...
That's a thought. You could enhance the probability that the gas would go
into
the can by gluing a funnel into the VENT port on the can, or by simply
drilling
a hole into the top of the can and epoxy-gluing the funnel into permanent
position. I like that idea even more, because the only evaporation THEN
is from
the little tiny funnel hole...and you could go one step further and drill
a cork
stopper with a smaller hole at the top of the funnel neck so the gas would
pass
through, but the evaporation would be much less.

You guyzes is clever. Thanks.

Jim



"MichaelR"
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-Sporty's oil mat #8667A might work, but I use an open gasoline can on
the
-floor. There's usually not much wind in a hangar, so the drips will go
right
-in once it is positioned. The small opening in the can reduces the
amount of
-evaporation you would get compared to a mat or just letting it hit the
-floor.
-Afterward, I use the fuel to run my lawnmower.
-

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

Jim Weir wrote:
: 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.

I looked around a bit, and finding the magic liquid looks tough.
According to this, however:

http://pump.net/liquiddata/wdspecgrav.htm

ammonia might work?

-Cory
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How about dripping into a coffee can of water w/dishsoap. Should
emulsify and mix w/the water. You could even add the funnel idea into the
plastic lid.

--
Kevin McCue
KRYN
'47 Luscombe 8E
Rans S-17 (for sale)




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