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So you want to know what ethanol does to your fuel system?

Unread post by rickf » July 31st, 2018, 4:01 pm

Here is what happens when you let E10 gas sit in your carb for long enough to evaporate. This is generally about 4-6 months. I miss the good old days when it just turned green and fuzzy.

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Re: So you want to know what ethanol does to your fuel syste

Unread post by halftracknut » July 31st, 2018, 8:14 pm

Rick, I run pump gas during the summer season but when I put the jeep away for the winter...you guessed it...Av Gas...never goes bad...Good pictures and example of what Not to do....everyone should take notice of what this gas can do for your carb if left to dry....
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Re: So you want to know what ethanol does to your fuel syste

Unread post by m3a1 » July 31st, 2018, 8:55 pm

Scrape it off and put it in a little baggie. You can sell it down at the self-serve car wash and get all your money back. :wink:

Just kidding. :lol:

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Unread post by rickf » August 1st, 2018, 7:46 am

m3a1 wrote:Scrape it off and put it in a little baggie. You can sell it down at the self-serve car wash and get all your money back. :wink:

Just kidding. :lol:

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Laughing my tail off :lol: :lol: Remember the scene from Cheech and Chong where he snorts the Ajax? Now I will have to go find that movie again. :roll:
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Re: So you want to know what ethanol does to your fuel syste

Unread post by m3a1 » August 1st, 2018, 11:14 am

I DO remember that! But my favorite scene was those two rubes, both stuck, sitting behind the steering wheel of that smoking van while the motorcycle cop walked up. THAT dialogue with the cop was hilarious.!!

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Unread post by acudanut » August 1st, 2018, 6:01 pm

They sell No ethanol gas here in Kansas. it's 30 cents more per gallon. That's all I use in classic cars and my M151.

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