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I just got a reply from e bay , They said they put the price up to discourage sales because they are low on stock & when I bourght one they put the price up another $ 100 , " to discourage sales even more ! It's now $264 .00 ! Gees what's the world coming to Mike

My fuel lines went soft and expanded with the C al 98 . That's why I started to look seriously into what was in this stuff ! Once I had drained it out the fuel lines went back to their original shape There is a lot all ready been discussed of another thread : carnt remember. Cheers

Toluene in caltex vortex 98 is 35to48 % BP 98 in this part of the country SA is up to 17% ,all added to increase octane rating . The caltex makes fuel lines go soft BP not so bad Source of info caltex customer service Cheers .

I've just looked again on e bay and the 19 lt/min has gone up another $100 to $ 264.00 ???? And no it's not an auction ! Mike

Thanks for that , it wouldn't be the first time they've made mistakes and overcharged . Never seems to work the other way round ! Mike

I've had a good run with BP 98 for a number of years , I think this last 40 lts I put in must have been contaminated somehow . When I get my Mr F ill be using it at the pump before it goes into the Jerry can Cheers .

Wow , these aromatics seem to be a bit of a problem don't they , I've creamed the fibre glass tanks with a new Batch to cover up the old 3M product that jabiru used to coat their tanks with. This new stuff is supposed to be impervious to alcohol , ethanol , additives , but maybe not tolulean .? Caltex says tolulean desolves rubber ? Yet they put in their fuel ! Mike

Maj , thanks for that , in my set up I have two separate fuel systems . The SDS has two 100 micron filters , one befor the pump and one after , The other is throttle body injection low pressure , runs of facet pump x 2 and also has two 100 micron filters , one before , one after , I did think about what you've mentioned , And because I've added the extra filter on each wing tank , ill be doing a flow test , both gravity flow & pumped flow , I guess the problem can arrise when the first filter becomes partially full of gunk and starts to strain the pump and starve the engine of fuel . Mike

There the Pro Flow in line 100 micron stainless steel element that screws apart for cleaning & reuse , Running the SDS fuel injection at 40 psi . I've just installed the ryco filters out of both wing tanks , so I can keep a visual on the contence in the filter , before the fuel gets to the sump , filters & pumps Mike

I would have thought that the moisture would have already evaporated on a hot engine if the o/t were 85 c + The condensation comes back as the engine get cold, ie during a cold night Mike

I have left a message querying the high price , ill see what he says on Monday and then if not satisfied with his answer ill do as you say Thanks Cheers

No it didn't , I did a double drain check , but no sign of that creamy crud that was in an around the filter , I've drained and flushed the whole system , two wing tanks and sump tank three times until clear , I've also pulled the throttle body apart to check that those fine holes were ok , they were fine . I pulled the sump tank out and have re sealed it , so it's back together tomorrow and have another go ,

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They are both the 19/20 liter/ min . ones , that's the medium one . I contacted the seller in WA and expressed my disappointment , hasn't got back to me yet ,i mean if it was only a few bucks difference I wouldn't care , but we're taking around the $ 90 buck mark , I'm to depressed to work it out exactly !

Looks like I got ripped off with the mr /F. On e bay . Alf PM 'd me and said AERO SHOP has them for & $59. Plus $14. Post , Wait a minute , let me do the math .!? Mike

T Gee , that sounds a bit excessive for a 3300 . Those figures would indicate full power on take off & climb out . For 2850 should be reading about 22 ish lt/hr Sure your taco is ok ? Full throttle should give 138 knts ish depending on hight above sea level Somthing doesn't sound right ! Have you calibrated your fuel flow , hrs flown , fuel used ect. ? Cheers Mike

Just bourght one on e bay $ 164.00 . 19 lts/min . Not cheep but how can you put a price on safty ! Looks like a good piece of gear. Filtering fuel from now on . Thanks for all the good advice from everyone. Much appreciated . Cheers Mike

I've got a 200 lt avgas drum with an electric pump & aviation filter , it's been emty for a while but I'm now going to fill it with the Jerry can fuel I get from the servo , I've been slack and have just trusted the fuel and up till yesterday and have just loaded the fuel direct to the tank .I've never had a problem ,just goes to show how these things can bite you when you least expect it ! I'm filtering all the fuel from now on . Mike

The colour of my crud was like cream , Rod R rang caltex this morning and the outcome was that this was water mixed with premium unleaded , this was news to me , I always thought that water wouldn't mix , I'm going home tonight to do a test and see if I can make cream out of water & pulp ! Ill let you know the outcome . Cheers Mike

That's good advice Maj , I two have 4 vetabray fused together after a car accident when I was 20 . I've been on chronic pain management for the past 15 years due to defered pain , but keeping fit and active is the key to a normal life , After the prang , two years next week , I got quite unfit due to broken sternum and the what , and it took about 8 months before I could get active again , started on the chain saw cutting fire wood ! Worked wonders , Thinking of you , Cheers mate Mike

Where can you buy them ? Mike

I had an engine failure after take of yesterday Lots of crud had gloged the fuel filter , I'm going to pre filter all Mogas from now on . It was BP 98 , port Augusta Landed ok with back up fuel system that hadn't been used so the filters were clean enough , But still had crud in them , Cheers for now Mike

Hi Steve , hope you get well soon , Bad day today 1 st August , I took off at 9 am for an hour of flying , 300 ft and the engine quit , lucky I've got duel fuel , after the initial shock I switched over to the multipoint SDS fuel inj. And the engine sprang back to life , Upon examination I found dirty fuel BP 98 that I got from port Augusta , clogged the fuel filter , I drained all the fuel and was amazed at how much crud was in the system ,ill be filtering all the Mogas from now on ! I think there is a bad Bach of fuel out there , I don't know the cause of your engine failure , But IDE be looking pretty close at the fuel , My engine just stopped suddenly without warning , The neighbors were at the next property with the sheep and heard me take off and then silence , I pretty quickly turned around and landed , I got a phone call tonight after them hearing on the news about your forced landing , they thought it might have been me , I'm really sorry to hear about your injuries , It's still all to real for me , it's comming up to two years since my prang , Where are you now ? In port Augusta hospital , or have they taken you to adalaide ? If I can be of any assistance now or in the future , don't hesitate to contact me Cheers and thank goodness , it could have been worse . Mike Sharples Druidvale Hawker. 018 phone