[PA28235] Re: mogas
- From: "D. Clardy" <dclardy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pa28235@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 12:06:35 -0500
Well said, Jay!
Just a few more comments:
1. Generally speaking, for most given areas, certainly my area, all mogas
comes from the same pipeline. (Large metro areas may have several sources.)
The only difference is the additive which amounts to about a 1/2 pint per
1000 gals. So the "brand" does not make any difference with repect to the
fuel itself. The brand name additive does vary. The additive is what
allows the big boys to say "ours is better". As you say, turn over is a
better criteria than brand.
2. In the late '70's (or there abouts), I recall the FAA issued a letter
advising pilots of 80 oct. engine equiped planes to only burn 100LL when
necessary to get to the next 80 oct. fuel stop. They even listed the
negative effects of 100LL in an engine designed for 80 oct fuel.
3. To verify that there has NEVER been an accident or incident attributed
to auto fuel in a plane, simply do a search on the NTSB web site. As Friday
would say, "Just the facts Mam, just the facts".
4. Quite frankly, one does not need to be a chemist or a pet. engineer to
logically deduce that if one 0-540 engine will run successfully on auto
fuel, they all (80 oct engines) will run on it. Gee, I'll bet this is how
Peterson and EAA got the STC. As you point out and see #3 above, if there
has never been a recorded accident or incident attributed to auto fuel, how
can one argue that it is "unsafe"! Poppycock!!! I too, bet the FAA would
be Johnny on the spot recalling all auto fuel STCs in the event auto fuel
was the culprit for an engine failure..
5. I have no gas leaks in my plane, so the only time I smell it is when I
fuel. Of course, I also smell it when I fuel my cars, cycles and mowers.
No issue for me. Besides, isn't lead extremly toxic? Isn't that why it was
taken out of fuel and paint? Check out an Avweb artical by John Deakin,
"Lead in the Hogwash".
So, whether you are a right brain or a left brain person, happy flying. See
you at Oshkosh.
Dennis
----- Original Message -----
From: <jjhoneck@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pa28235@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 9:48 AM
Subject: [PA28235] Re: mogas
> This post is TOTALLY untrue, and ranks as one of the most uninformed posts
I've
> ever seen on this group.
>
> 1. There is no requirement to use anything higher than 87 octane regular
> unleaded gas with our Cherokee 235 STC.
>
> 2. The low compression O-540 was designed to run on 80 octane avgas -- a
fuel
> that is no longer available. By using 100LL in your plane, you are using
a gas
> that it was never designed to use.
>
> 3. 100LL has 4 times more lead in it than 80 octane gas. This is why you
must
> lean your engine severely in order to NOT foul spark plugs when you run
with
> 100LL avgas.
>
> I'm just astounded when I read misinformation like this. Given all the
> problems caused by 100LL, how did it EVER develop that some pilots today
still
> believe that 100LL is somehow "better" for your plane than car gas?
Nothing
> (and I mean NOTHING) could be further from the truth.
>
> What's even funnier is the statement that it's somehow "better quality"
gas.
> The local HyVee gas station where I fill my transfer tank pumps more gas
PER
> DAY than my airport pumps all YEAR. Let's talk about what happens to
aviation
> gasoline that sits in a big metal tank for 11 months, shall we?
>
> Then let's go down the road to discuss FAA approval of mogas in airplanes.
> This is the same organization that we all bitch about for being so anal
that
> they won't let us use a non-approved light bulb in our plane -- yet, for
some
> reason, people think that they were wild-eyed lunatics when they approved
the
> use of car gas in aircraft? Does anyone REALLY believe that the FAA
didn't
> check mogas thoroughly (beyond thoroughly!) prior to approval?
>
> If you want to spend an extra $15 per hour on a fuel that can actually
harm
> your engine (100LL), have at it. But don't spread misinformation like
this to
> other 235 drivers, please.
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>
>
>
>
>
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