Gas Tanks

[Anonymous]

Okay…I’m an old “returnee”…am having trouble finding a few items that were available (…you know “back in my day”) in hobby shops. I’m looking for small gas tanks for 1/2A and .15 NOS Free Flight. Trust you all can help. Thanks

[Dean McGinnes]

If you are looking for small metal tanks used for suction feed, they come up regularly on eBay.

If, however, you want something that is simple, effective, and best of all WORKS EVERY TIME!!! Then dump the suction feed and go to some sort of bladder type system.

It greatly simplifies everything. A great into to bladder tanks is on Hank Nystrom’s website: http://www.texastimers.com.

Bob Beecroft also has a good writeup on his site: http://www.theaerosmith.com.

There are a few holdouts on this Forum that still use metal, but most of those run diesels.

My life changed for the better when I switched to bladders. If you are using a COX engine with a starter spring, you don’t even need an electric starter. 🙂

[Anonymous]

You might find a tank here http://www.acmemodel.com/tanks.htm Jim

[Dean McGinnes]

Here is another site that deals with building and running bladder tanks. It also has a good discussion of non-starter cranking technique.

http://www.kittingittogether.com/tips-and-techniques.html

[Anonymous]

SOMEONE GIVE ME A MAILING ADDRESS I THINK I HAVE SOME OF THE OLD METAL TANKS bEN

[Anonymous]

I have a assortment of unused Perfect tanks. Different sizes.
Dan

[Anonymous]

Thank you for your many responses…Have tried to contact BEN and DANKAR…Would like to tap in on some of those tanks…e-mail me…just need something for an old FAI (1954/55) ship…and, then, maybe I should brush up on the bladder system also.

Thanks again. Nice to have this info

Regards

[Anonymous]

Old D/T Fuse,
Sent email on this.
Dan

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