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The Question...
I have a friend who has let his '46 PA-12 sit in a hangar for way too long. Finally, after probably a year of not flying(only being run once in a while on the ground which isn't much better) it is flying again. Though not much was done, besides an oil change and a thorough run up. It has had Auto gas in it all this time, and I have read a little about the pro's and con's of using auto, but don't know much about what to look for after sitting for so long with it in the tanks/lines/ carb etc... Before it really starts flying there is a list of items that need to be taken care of(well, ok, annual....) But specifically, what could we look for/inspect/replace just due to the poor storage qualities of Mogas.....any unfortunate occurences of lessons learned the hard way after something similar to this situation?
I have heard to start with the carb...
Thanks a lot...
Philip
The Question...
I have a friend who has let his '46 PA-12 sit in a hangar for way too long. Finally, after probably a year of not flying(only being run once in a while on the ground which isn't much better) it is flying again. Though not much was done, besides an oil change and a thorough run up. It has had Auto gas in it all this time, and I have read a little about the pro's and con's of using auto, but don't know much about what to look for after sitting for so long with it in the tanks/lines/ carb etc... Before it really starts flying there is a list of items that need to be taken care of(well, ok, annual....) But specifically, what could we look for/inspect/replace just due to the poor storage qualities of Mogas.....any unfortunate occurences of lessons learned the hard way after something similar to this situation?
I have heard to start with the carb...
Thanks a lot...
Philip