Posted by rustyfarmall on April 18, 2012 at 11:23:07 from (216.248.71.224):
Last September, I poured 5 gallons of straight E85 into the EMPTY gas tank of my 1940 Farmall M. Used up maybe 1 gallon of it plowing the garden patch. Parked the M in the shed, shut off the fuel under the tank and let the carburetor run dry.
Today, April the 18th, I opened the gas shut-off, waited a couple of minutes, and then engaged the starter. She fired off immediately. Ran smooth, both at an idle and wide open, so I backed it out of the shed and cruised around the yard for about 10 minutes. She just plain ran like a top the whole time.
7 full months, parked, with E85 in the tank, and NO problems. Not even one.
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