clivefreeman Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Does any body know if I can use a comp Bottle as a reserve fuel tank, and also to give me an extra litre of fuel. I fly a pap pa 125 , it has an extra nipple on the tank to take one. But not sure how it all works . Thanks Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_b Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Hi Clive Take the fuel line from the carb in to the bottom/pick up of the bottle. Then put a new fuel line from the bottle to the tank. You have to manualy fill the bottle with fuel if it is empty or partially empty as it will not fill on its own. The fuel will flow through the bottle as if it is the fuel pipe but when your main tank is empty the fuel goes down in the bottle as there is only air to replace it. Hope this is clear enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clivefreeman Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 Thanks pete , do you know where to get a comp bottle ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_b Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Not off hand clive but what ever you end up using it must be air tight or it will not replace the fuel used out of the bottle from the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clivefreeman Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 Pete is it the line from the tank to the carb, which goes to the bottle or the line from the carb to the engine that goes to the bottle. ? Thanks clive Me thinks from the tank to the bottle to the carb, in that order !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_b Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Pete is it the line from the tank to the carb, which goes to the bottle or the line from the carb to the engine that goes to the bottle. ? Thanks cliveMe thinks from the tank to the bottle to the carb, in that order !! yes Tank, bottle, carb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 This is one of those mods that can easily go very wrong. Please ensure that you are 100% happy with the mounting of your 'petrol bomb' and extra fuel line. SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clivefreeman Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 After giving this some thought and talking to several people, i have decided that this is more trouble than its worth. Not worth the risk of leaking fuel i originaly thought that there might be a comp bottle already made up. But there seems not and that you have to mod your own out of various bits and pieces. Mini plane do a kit but even that does not look very good !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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