using mogas
Will,
I use mogas almost exclusively and have lived with the smell for 20 years.
While
it has been discussed on this forum that it is the hoses that are the culprit,
I wonder if it isnt the PE fuel tank that is emitting the majority of the
smell. I say that because, I have mostly aluminum fuel lines in my plane.
Yes, the transitions from the tank fittings and the fuel pump/filter assembly
are hose, but thats about it.
I fuel the plane with 5 gallon PE fuel cans, filling them up at the local
station
on the way to the airport. It is surprising how much odor an empty fuel can
emits while briefly stored in the car enroute to the fuel station. I remind
my wife of this fact when she smells fuel after opening up the canopy. She
always ask if we have a fuel leak in the plane!
Erich
N28ET Classic Mono 914
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