Steel Jerry Cans, Blessing or Curse

[kevin anderson]

I just bought a new to me bird with two beautiful 5 gallon jerry cans mounted nicely in the front of the trailer.  They look GREAT and have been used to fuel the bird.  Thankfully the fueling system has clear tubing.  Yesterday I was fueling and even thought there is a filter inline, I saw chunkies coming up the filler line.  

After a bit of looking the painted on coating to protect the inside of the cans is failing and coming off in bits and chunks.  NOT SO GOOD FOR A CARB. 

So even thought this system looks great, it looks like a disaster waiting to happen for a motorglider.  

I am going back to plastic.  

I figure we already have enough reasons for a motorglider engine to stop, so I don't need another one.

Kevin 

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[George Underhill]

They do make plastic Jerry cans.

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