Posted by docmirror on October 11, 2018 at 08:53:41 from (107.213.165.255):
In Reply to: 15% ethanol gas ? posted by Mike M on October 11, 2018 at 07:42:40:
Being in the auto restoration hobby, and working on cars for 50 years might give me a different perspective. Failures due to Ethanol that I have personally seen many times;
Boat plastic fuel tanks disintegrated
Boat fuel filler hose turned to goo
Boat filler cap O ring destroyed
Boat and auto plastic carb floats melted
Boat and auto rubber flex fuel lines split and leaking(causing more than one fire)
Electric fuel pump plastic impeller stuck and soft
I've taken pictures of this and have them for customers who also don't believe the damage just from Ethanol fuel. It's taken time, but finally many parts mfg are using more stable rubber and plastic parts that can tolerate Ethanol mixes. In the bad days, it was a weekly thing for vintage cars and boats.
From the Gen Aviation side, Ethanol laced fuels are strictly prohibited in all FAA cert planes. The only exception is the newer Light Sport planes which are designed and tested with Ethanol, and they are a tiny percent of the fleet.
continue to dis-believe the damage. Doesn't matter to me either way. I still have to fix the stuff that's brought to me not running.
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