My new Starduster has the typical cork and wire fuel gauge in the main tank. Problem is, the cork is waterlogged ("fuellogged") and so reads low. I've asked the seller (I'm not going to pick the plane up for a month or so) to pull it out of the fuel to see if it dries out and he's doing that, though he said he tried it before and it didn't help. When I had my T-Craft I kept it out of the tank when not flying, though the main reason was to keep water out (I stored the plane outside so I had an unvented rain cap or it). But I also recall that the cork in the T-Craft was shellacked or something... is it ordinary shellac? Or something else? Obviously shellac would be a no-no if you're using auto gas with ethanol, but I'll be using only avgas.
Dana
Dana