80/87 in an R22 Beta II?

[redhat99]

Can you get an stc for Mogas in an R22 Beta II (O-360-J2A)?

 

[avbug]

Howie Fuller in Wells, NV, held STC's for the Robinson R-22 for mogas. You might try emailing him at [email protected].

The link to order the STC for the R-22 beta is: http://www.solatecllc.com/order-STC.htm

Those are Peterson STC's, available through solatec.

STC or no, I've never been a proponent of auto fuel in aircraft. I strongly recommend that you stick with avgas and leave auto fuel aside.

 

[Buckeye]

Every MoGas converted engine I have dealt with needed lots of TLC and mostly $$$$$ for the fuel system.

 

[erj-145mech]

Exactly, its a false economy. The alcohol and ethanol content in the mogas deteriorates the flexible fuel hoses and neoprene seals in the fuel system components.

Whatever money is saved by the fuel costs is transferred to parts and labor to repair the system.

 

[Berkut]

The alcohol and ethanol content in the mogas deteriorates the flexible fuel hoses and neoprene seals in the fuel system components.

Gasoline containing alcohol and ethanol aren't permitted anyway. Damage is to be expected when using unapproved fuels.

 

[erj-145mech]

Where are you going to buy mogas that doesn't have those added? Many states are requiring gasoline used on the roads to contain a percentage of those additives.

And for instance, gasoline refined in Texas, and sold in Texas is not required to meet ASTM specs, only fuel sold inter-state is required to meet the specs. Unless you send a sample from each purchase to a lab for testing, you don't know what you've got in your tanks.