<VV> FYI - Ethanol

Bill Sowerby bsowerby at charter.net
Thu Oct 14 16:58:35 EDT 2010


The problem is not with the engine itself.   Rubber parts will fail
prematurely, so all hoses, o-rings and other similar parts in the fuel
delivery system will need to be replaced ...

Bill

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Subject: Re: <VV> FYI - Ethanol

Since the government requires 10% ethanol, perhaps the government should
require all new engines to be 10% ethanol ready. I know, more government
involvement! It's not difficult for the manufacturers to do. In reality, the
manufacturers should take it upon themselves to build ethanol ready engines.
Or use an alternative fuel like propane as Lehr
http://www.golehr.com/products.shtml does.

> back.  Yep, it was an old one.  Don't remember now if it was rubber or

>  > plastic.  Replaced with modern rubber fuel line.
> >
> > Illinois has had ethanol in the gas for at least a dozen years.  We grow
> > the corn here.
> >
> > Later, JR
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Durham" <62vair at gmail.com>
> > To: "Matt Nall" <patiomatt at aol.com>
> > Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 9:40 PM
> > Subject: Re: <VV> FYI - Ethanol
> >
> >
> >
> > We in Northern Idaho do have a choice, if we want to drive 30 miles, to
> >> find
> >> the rare non-ethanol gasoline station, or at least one pump at a
station
> >> with straight gas. So, like Matt, we use the ethanol laced mix
ourselves
> >> with no ill effects. I own semi new and old. Mark Durham
> >>
> >> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 6:46 PM, Matt Nall <patiomatt at aol.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >
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