Re: "Waking Sleeping Beauty" .... The Blog!

Posted by Stephen Houseknecht On 2011/2/16 18:58:58

Jim,

I had a thought after I posted earlier, maybe the guy didn't realize the tank would collect moisture and condensation or maybe he couldn't get the drain plug loose.

I thought you were going to look into Renue'd as a solution a while ago so I was kind of surprised to read that you had taken it it a local shop. I will be very interested in Big Kev's experience with Renue'd in the next couple of weeks. If the new tank for my car is gone, I think I will probably be in the same boat you guys are in.

I am still thinking about a Kevlar tank. Never rust, puncture proof, probably take any fuel/ alcohol/ methanol mix in the future without a problem. When the Collings Foundation restored their B24, the new wing tanks were made of Kevlar. 100LL avgas- no sweat.

The Chevy truck thing was fabricated (what else is new?) by NBC News. They put a fusee up on top of the fuel tank when they couldn't get it to blow up on its own.