Posted by Janicholson on September 02, 2023 at 09:11:38 from (24.240.46.228):
In Reply to: Old Diesel vs Old Gas posted by Bill VA on September 02, 2023 at 04:01:01:
Diesel evaporates very slowly. Gasoline, with much higher volatility, evaporates continually. As it does it leaves behind ever greater % of the additives and heavier hydrocarbons. Alcohol is light and evaporates as well. The alcohol fuel when fresh can absorb water and keep a system water free when it is used normally. Two things cause issues: non-ethanol fuel won't absorb water at all so in a damp climate/rain environment water will accumulate in tank bottoms. (the reason we purchased Dry-Gas gas line antifreeze). It also evaporates and leaves behind varnish like coatings on fuel system parts if left for long times and drys out. Ethanol fuels When carrying a % of water also evaporate when they do, the alcohol evaporates faster than the water, at a specific concentration, the water alcohol compound forms a nasty slime like goo. So both have issues and both require understanding. I have used ethanol blended fuel in every thing I own for 35 years. I leave my tanks full in everything but weed eaters. I store my 51 GMC and 57 GMC and Motorcycles all winter, and do not have issues at all with fuel. The period of transition to ethanol happened in California and Colorado. The truck was used daily and never stumbled as varnish was rinsed out from MTBE and some Methanol that was used in Colorado in the early days of cleaning up the environment. Jim
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