DIRTY FUEL

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DIRTY FUEL

Postby The Agent » Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:37 am

Just incase there are flyers out there buying fuel for the ultralights be warned that the ZENEX garage in Centurion's fuel is contaminated with dirt.
This was in a report in Beeld today.

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Postby loansharkblv » Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:49 pm

On the fuel topic, at what stage is fuel old? Days / weeks / months?

If you have a small amount of fuel 1/3 tanks that has been standing for 3 months does adding new fuel sort out the old stuff?

I have been told that old fuel smells terrible but without ever smelling it I am unsure…….
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Dirty fuel

Postby Tjoek » Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:31 pm

Agent, are you referring to the Zenex in Nelmapius, opposite Rietvlei dam?
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Postby The Agent » Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:39 pm

Just had alook in the Beeld on the net, but could not find topic but in the pages of Beeld they gave the address, sorry should have given address.
Will try and get 2morrow.
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Postby Aerosan » Fri Mar 03, 2006 6:41 am

Hi Agent
Was this PTA Beeld or in the general one? I work for them and have every copy avail but still cant find it? :shock:
Can you remember more or less the page? I know it sounds a bit dof but sometimes you can page past a certain article or report 200 times before you see it!! :?

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Postby Aerosan » Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:24 am

Ok Gents
I have found in todays Beeld a report on the Zenex and all it says is that it is the one in Jeanlaan(ave?). The thing that worries me is that the owner of the feulstation says that it seems the contamination happend at the depot in Waltloo and therefore it will affect more stations and not only the one in Jeanave!! :( :(

Maybe Ill buy somewhere else?

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Postby Cali » Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:51 am

Poor owner :cry: :cry:
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