[Fot] Fwd: Check your fuel cell

Tue Dec 13 17:13:55 MST 2016

Here is a response from Dave Dack with ATL regarding their fuel cell
bladders.  The company is responsive to customer concerns and shared some
good information on their product.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Dave Dack <ddack at atlinc.com>
Date: Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 3:28 PM
Subject: RE: [Fot] Check your fuel cell
To: John Styduhar <johnstydo at gmail.com>, ATL <atl at atlinc.com>
Cc: Bud Rolofson via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>, Jeff Heotzler <
jheotzler at atlinc.com>

Hi John,

Thank you for sharing that photo and post. Wow, we have not made bladders
from that material since the late 70’s… over 37 years ago !

It  appears to be an 8 gallon bladder which has changed by approx. ¼ inch
in height over the years. The “ new” version is the same in length and
width , but the height is ¼ taller.

For the record, racing fuel cells are intended to be used for 5 years.
There physical properties diminish with time. Here is a link to our website:

http://www.atlinc.com/racing.html

Let me know if I may assist in anyway.

*Best regards,*

David H. Dack

*Vice President – Sales & Marketing*

*Aero Tec Laboratories Inc.*

45 Spear Road Corporate Park

Ramsey, NJ 07446-1251 U.S.A.

Tel: 201-825-1400 Ext 225 <(201)%20825-1400>

Fax: 201-825-4974 <(201)%20825-4974>

email: ddack at atlinc.com

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*From:* John Styduhar [mailto:johnstydo at gmail.com]
*Sent:* Tuesday, December 13, 2016 11:47 AM
*To:* ATL <atl at atlinc.com>
*Subject:* Fwd: [Fot] Check your fuel cell

I'm forwarding you an email with pics from a "Friends of Triumph" club
member regarding ATL fuel cell bladder deterioration.  Please provide any
comments or warranty information to me so that I distribute to other club
members. Thanks P.S. I also have an ATL fuel cell in my Triumph vintage
racer.

---------- Forwarded message ----------

From: *Bud Rolofson via Fot* <fot at autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 4:26 PM
Subject: [Fot] Check your fuel cell
To: fot <fot at autox.team.net>

List,

I recently discovered my ATL fuel cell was leaking. Upon removal here’s
what it looked like. All four sides were toast and the sides of the bladder
literally fell apart when I pulled the bladder out of the metal box. There
was no external damage to the box so this was all just fuel/bladder
interaction/reaction and old age. See pics.

I was a bit shaken to think I’d been naive enough to trust it and stupid
enough not to check it more thoroughly. Driving a molotov cocktail in the
boot is not a good idea. I read a receipt wrong that came with the car and
thought the bladder had been replaced but it was the baffling that had been
replaced.

So if you may have a really old bladder (no old man jokes please) or don’t
really know how old it is please learn from my mistake and check and
replace if needed.

Regards

Bud

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