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06-16-2012, 03:47 PM
Tom Saccio | Green fuel
I had a fuel leak and about a gallon went into the bilge. When I drained it out it was green. For the life of me I can't figure out who it was green in color. I've asked a lot of people but know one seems to have an answer. The only other color in the billed was some residue from a hydraulic leak and that's red. Does any one have any ideas what could have caused the green color?
Tom Saccio
06-17-2012, 06:21 AM
Fred Lohr
how about this theory.... easily tested. 95 %blue avgas plus 5 % red hydraulic fluid, mix together, yields green.
06-19-2012, 05:10 PM
Larry Brunzlick
I don't know but I always thought blue and red made purple. Seems like it would have had to be some source of yellow to mix with blue and make green.
Unless the base color of the hydraulic fluid is enough yellow to over power the added red dye. Some submersible electric pumps have a hydrocarbon fluid in them. Could the avgas have caused a leak in a seal in the bilge pump and caused a leak of yellow tinged fluid? Or dissolved some labeling on the bilge pump?
Larry Brunzlick
06-23-2012, 07:00 PM
Ed Lynch | Green fuel
Tom, How scared were you when you discovered fuel in your bilge?? Ed
06-23-2012, 09:56 PM
Tom Saccio | Green fuel
quite scared.
06-24-2012, 04:21 PM
Mike
Tom,
What was the nature of the fuel leak?
06-25-2012, 09:53 AM
Tom Saccio | Fuel Leak
The leak was in the Aluminum Tube that goes from the Andair mixing valve to the Boast pump. From there it goes to the engine. The lea occurred where the line passes through the floor boards.
06-25-2012, 01:53 PM
Mike
Rubber grommet?
Tom Saccio | Green fuel
I had a fuel leak and about a gallon went into the bilge. When I drained it out it was green. For the life of me I can't figure out who it was green in color. I've asked a lot of people but know one seems to have an answer. The only other color in the billed was some residue from a hydraulic leak and that's red. Does any one have any ideas what could have caused the green color?
Tom Saccio
06-17-2012, 06:21 AM
Fred Lohr
how about this theory.... easily tested. 95 %blue avgas plus 5 % red hydraulic fluid, mix together, yields green.
06-19-2012, 05:10 PM
Larry Brunzlick
I don't know but I always thought blue and red made purple. Seems like it would have had to be some source of yellow to mix with blue and make green.
Unless the base color of the hydraulic fluid is enough yellow to over power the added red dye. Some submersible electric pumps have a hydrocarbon fluid in them. Could the avgas have caused a leak in a seal in the bilge pump and caused a leak of yellow tinged fluid? Or dissolved some labeling on the bilge pump?
Larry Brunzlick
06-23-2012, 07:00 PM
Ed Lynch | Green fuel
Tom, How scared were you when you discovered fuel in your bilge?? Ed
06-23-2012, 09:56 PM
Tom Saccio | Green fuel
quite scared.
06-24-2012, 04:21 PM
Mike
Tom,
What was the nature of the fuel leak?
06-25-2012, 09:53 AM
Tom Saccio | Fuel Leak
The leak was in the Aluminum Tube that goes from the Andair mixing valve to the Boast pump. From there it goes to the engine. The lea occurred where the line passes through the floor boards.
06-25-2012, 01:53 PM
Mike
Rubber grommet?