Subject: [Fot] Fuel Cells

From: Scott Janzen via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 14:48:30 -0500

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I have a Fuel Safe Sportsman fuel cell.  I=E2=80=99d always been under =
the impression that these things aged out.  My vintage organization does =
not require certification or date tags, however, unlike on seat belts.

I called Fuel Safe, talked to a helpful tech, and he said if the bladder =
isn=E2=80=99t leaking, if the foam isn=E2=80=99t breaking down and =
showing up in the fuel filter, and the bladder is still flexible, no =
cracking, it could last for 20 years.

It should be inspected, but they were not pushing to sell me a new one.  =
Just saved $700 bucks.  Makes you wonder about the FIA language, should =
you be planning to race in Europe:

2 FUEL BLADDER LIFETIME
No fuel bladders shall be used for more than 5 years after the date of =
manufacture, unless reinspected and recertified by the manufacturer at =
the end of this 5 year period, for a supplementary period of up to 2 =
years after the date of recertification not exceeding 7 years after the =
date of manufacture.

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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">I =
have a Fuel Safe Sportsman fuel cell. &nbsp;I=E2=80=99d always been =
under the impression that these things aged out. &nbsp;My vintage =
organization does not require certification or date tags, however, =
unlike on seat belts.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">I called Fuel Safe, talked to a helpful tech, and he said if =
the bladder isn=E2=80=99t leaking, if the foam isn=E2=80=99t breaking =
down and showing up in the fuel filter, and the bladder is still =
flexible, no cracking, it could last for 20 years.</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">It should be inspected, =
but they were not pushing to sell me a new one. &nbsp;Just saved $700 =
bucks. &nbsp;Makes you wonder about the FIA language, should you be =
planning to race in Europe:</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div=
 class=3D""><b style=3D"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, =
34); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" =
class=3D"">2 FUEL BLADDER LIFETIME</b><br style=3D"caret-color: rgb(34, =
34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, =
sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" class=3D""><i style=3D"caret-color: =
rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: &quot;Open =
Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" class=3D"">No fuel bladders =
shall be used for more than 5 years after the date of manufacture, =
unless reinspected and recertified by the manufacturer at the end of =
this 5 year period, for a supplementary period of up to 2 years after =
the date of recertification not exceeding 7 years after the date of =
manufacture.</i></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div></body></html>=

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