Don't forget about the higher volatility and lower boiling point vs. pure gasoline.
In hot weather many wonder why their cars stumble and lose power. Their gas may be boiling in the carb bowls.
Tony |
From:
Jim Rawa <jrawa@xxxxxxx>;
To:
<L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
Subject:
Re: [FWDLK] ETHANOL DAMAGE TO GASOLINE ENGINES
Sent:
Sun, Mar 13, 2011 3:06:54 AM
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the threat is real... so far 2 out of 27 vehicles i intermittently/regularly use have fallen victim- a 57 plymouth 2dr wagon and my 58 golden commando savoy... apparently with some sort of phase separation of fuel... the fuel level flaots [on sending units] have loast their red-lacquer like coating, absorbed the fuel or alcohol and sank... no longer buoyant.... i had to remove the sending unit on the car, and the whole tank on the wagon, remove the cork/coated floats and replace them with [what will hopefully last] cellular foam type floats i salvaged from parts cars over the years [mid-80s era].... which were also designed for non-alcohol fuel... the good this is all my carburetors are either pre-mid 60's units with brass sealed floats, or holleys from '00 and up with resistant plastic floats... i did the 58 2 days ago and the wagon today.... 11 more finned mopars with cork
floats still floating... my lincolns/ford products have brass flaots, 51 buick has a brass float, not sure what my later 50s GMs have... my muscle-era GMs have cellular foam floats... only time will tell.
all the hippies fooled and fueled by politics are ruining our cars
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From: Ron Swartley <Archangel1390@xxxxxxx>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, Mar 11, 2011 2:45 am
Subject: [FWDLK] ETHANOL DAMAGE TO GASOLINE ENGINES
YOU BE THE JUDGE!!!!!!!!
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