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| dawesy:
Thanks for the replies guys. Like I say I've seen a few alloy water/ meth tanks and never heard of any issues. Like I say it's not neat meth either. Just like to be sure especially from an insurance point of view. Have a fair bit of cash invested and its correctly insured with all modifications declared. Would hate them to find some reason to not pay out if the worst happened. :( |
| Manxmodder:
Lee, most of the grass track or speedway motorcycles I have had involvement with in the past have had ally tanks. I've never heard of such problems.....OZ. |
| vtsteam:
And Cox Baby Bee .049 engines were the mainstay of the 1/2A control line models we built as kids. All had radial aluminum fuel tanks attached, and our fuel was methanol, castor oil and nitromethane mixes. Models, kept in basements, closets, and occasionally under the bed. Not sayin' methanol won't explode in contact with aluminum, I just never heard of it personally. |
| tomrux:
"Methanol is also a significant ingredient in napalm" Ahhhh no in aint. "napalm" is a contraction of Naptha and palm acid. 2 thickeners added to petroleum to produce napalm. I don't know that Methanol would be energetic enough to be effective in this use. on the note of the OP methanol is/was used in many racing motorcycles with alloy tanks, no adverse effects that I have ever seen. Tom R |
| David Jupp:
Page 120 of this reference suggests there can be some slow (pitting) corrosion http://www.methanol.org/getattachment/05f122f1-c9d3-47d8-8c16-5a5d39717cbe/Methanol-Safe-Handling-Manual-Final---English.pdf.aspx Routine monitoring is suggested as a way of managing, rather than saying Aluminium alloys should not be used. The section regarding this is rather woolly - doesn't mention the conditions that might lead to corrosion with aqueous solutions; I'd interpret that as suggesting that corrosion is rare and perhaps influenced by other substances present. You should be able to use a manual like this as a justification for you choice, as long as you plan some inspection/monitoring to check for corrosion. |
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