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Post subject: 182 Bladders  Posted: 09 Nov 2014, 20:21 |
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What is the current consensus on who makes the best fuel cells these days? I hope I'm not, but I may be buying a couple, "soon"...
Thanks,
David
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Post subject: Re: 182 Bladders Posted: 09 Nov 2014, 22:04 |
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Company: Stratz Farms
Location: Fond du Lac, WI & Spruce Creek, FL
Aircraft: 1992 Bonanza F33A
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Username Protected wrote: If I recall correctly there are two manufacturers, Floats and Fuel Cells and Hartwig. Anybody else would be a reseller. I bought mine from FFC. Eagle Mfg them also.
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Post subject: Re: 182 Bladders Posted: 10 Nov 2014, 08:44 |
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Thanks all. Hopefully my problem is loose fill and access port screws. They took a good 3/4 turn each... Plane sat on a odd right wing low attitude for about an hour after filling up. After I got it in the hanger I noticed some fresh fuel stains near the flap brackets and ap access port. Bladders are only 6 years old...
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Post subject: Re: 182 Bladders Posted: 17 Nov 2014, 20:32 |
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Username Protected wrote: I'm guessing you don't leave them empty, correct ? Correct. I have always kept them full to the extent possible. It will be very disappointing if they are leaking. They are FFC and I'm told that FFC may have had some manufacturing issues in the early to mid 2000s. Hopefully my cells were not affected if it is indeed true. I had very good luck with FFC on a previous plane. I haven't flown the thing since I cleaned up the fuel stains underneath the right wing, however, It doesn't appear to be leaking sitting in my hangar with a 7/8 full tank.
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