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    Default Alcohol resistant fiberglass wing tanks for Kitfox IV

    Does anyone know how to distinguish between the old non-alcohol resistant tanks and the new alcohol resistant tanks for mogas? Is there something that easily tells them apart?

    I'm looking for the never type of alchol resistant tanks since I don't really rely on sloshing my current tanks.

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    Default Re: Alcohol resistant fiberglass wing tanks for Kitfox IV

    I bought the alcohol resistant tanks. The color of the resin used to make them was a slightly bluish green color. The originals were a tan/red sort of color. Also, the new tanks have serial numbers written on them, my originals did not.
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    Default Re: Alcohol resistant fiberglass wing tanks for Kitfox IV

    Thanks,
    I assume that the tanks on the picture are the new ones?

    The transparent look the tanks on the picture has looks different from my old tanks from 1991-92 which, as I recall, are greyish. I'll check mine again when I'm back home.

    Can you let me know where to look fo the serial number?

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    Default Re: Alcohol resistant fiberglass wing tanks for Kitfox IV

    The first picture is of the original tank and the second is of the new tank. the color is hard to see on the second picture because the LLE had already been installed. The serial number is printed in white on the inboard end of the tank.

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    Default Re: Alcohol resistant fiberglass wing tanks for Kitfox IV

    The tanks that come with the Kit now are alc. resistant aren't they? Mine are the reddy brown colour. I just assumed that alc resistant was all they shipped now.

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    Default Re: Alcohol resistant fiberglass wing tanks for Kitfox IV

    if you have a 91-92 kit and the tanks haven't been changed they are definitely the old style tanks and not alcohol resistant . mine is a 92 kit and had the old tanks , they were the small tanks but gray like they had been painted . like was mentioned , no serial number . I think there were some pictures of both the old and new tanks in one of my albums . if there is a serial number , it will be scribed on the inboard end of the tank .
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