Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Phillips, Jack"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Fuel tanks > I'm checking into building a new fuel tank for my Piet. What > grade of aluminum should I use? Has anyone used any other metal > for their tanks? I could use extra weight up front so the weight > is not a negative factor. I'm changing from a metal prop to a wood > one, a loss of about 12 lbs Plus when I pulled my old tank I found > 16 lbs of lead the builder had installed in front of the tank. > I'm going to mount a battery and a tool box on the firewall and > that will help some. > Thanks > Gene________________________________________________________________________________Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Fuel tanks and baffelsDate: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:40:00 -0500

Original Posted By: PIETLARS29(at)wmconnect.com
With all the talk about fuel tank and some failures of the thinner tanks, has anybody installed any baffels in their tanks?I understand these are fairly small tanks but the baffels would structurally stiffen the tanks and slow down the fuel "banging" into one side or the other.What do you other guys think?Steve in Maine_________________________________________________________________FREE online classifieds from Windows Live Expo buy and sell with people you know ________________________________________________________________________________