Coke bottle tank setup
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Coke bottle tank setup
Stupid question time again!
Should I put any form of sealant around the nipples for the fill and vent lines on my coke bottle? If so what stuff should I use? I have read that 'Seal All' can be used in the US but I am not sure if I can get it in the UK. What can I use that won't be attacked by the Kero?
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Should I put any form of sealant around the nipples for the fill and vent lines on my coke bottle? If so what stuff should I use? I have read that 'Seal All' can be used in the US but I am not sure if I can get it in the UK. What can I use that won't be attacked by the Kero?
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RE: Coke bottle tank setup
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Stupid question time again!
I have read that 'Seal All' can be used in the US but I am not sure if I can get it in the UK. What can I use that won't be attacked by the Kero?
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Stupid question time again!
I have read that 'Seal All' can be used in the US but I am not sure if I can get it in the UK. What can I use that won't be attacked by the Kero?
Thanks
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RE: Coke bottle tank setup
ORIGINAL: siclick33
Stupid question time again!
Should I put any form of sealant around the nipples for the fill and vent lines on my coke bottle? If so what stuff should I use? I have read that 'Seal All' can be used in the US but I am not sure if I can get it in the UK. What can I use that won't be attacked by the Kero?
Thanks
Stupid question time again!
Should I put any form of sealant around the nipples for the fill and vent lines on my coke bottle? If so what stuff should I use? I have read that 'Seal All' can be used in the US but I am not sure if I can get it in the UK. What can I use that won't be attacked by the Kero?
Thanks
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RE: Coke bottle tank setup
Thanks guys,
Next question.
I have set up the tank with an orbit/Jetcat clunk. The clunk is at the bottom of the bottle. If I tip the bottle up the clunk falls to the lid really easily.
Do you just leave it like this? I am worried about the fuel line tying itself up!
Does anyone use a rigid tube in the clunk line or is it not necessary?
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Next question.
I have set up the tank with an orbit/Jetcat clunk. The clunk is at the bottom of the bottle. If I tip the bottle up the clunk falls to the lid really easily.
Do you just leave it like this? I am worried about the fuel line tying itself up!
Does anyone use a rigid tube in the clunk line or is it not necessary?
Thanks
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RE: Coke bottle tank setup
I just used the regular tygon tube and have never had a problem with it. There isn't many times in flight that the plane experiences the type of force that will cause the clunk to move towards the cap.
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RE: Coke bottle tank setup
I used a coke bottle in my Hotspot, the best way to stop the clunk folding back on itself is to cut the "plastic pipe" half way down to the clunk and put a 4"-5" length of brass tube the line the put another short length of plastic pipe to the clunk. This will make it impossibl for the cluck to fold back on itself.
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