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This is a well written article on ethanol in gasoline .. long but worth
the read.
Hardly surprising that we have vapor lock problems.
https://www.militarytrader.com/mv-101/notes-from-the-field-ethanol-vapor-lo=
ck-and-other-gas-woes
On Sat., May 8, 2021, 11:32 p.m. Kees Oudesluijs via Healeys, <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
> In the Netherlands petrol costs =E2=82=AC1,90 for 95 E10 or about $6,95/U=
S Gallon
> and rising; 98 E5 (mostly no ethanol yet but up to 5% allowed) is about
> $9,35/US gallon and rising.
> Never had any problems with 95 E5 or 95 E10 though (ethanol supposedly
> ageing and affecting seals, gaskets, fuel lines or metals or because of
> vapour lock). I have been using 95 E5 when this was introduced in Europe =
in
> the late 1990's (I even regularly used the cheapest 95 E15 which became
> available in around 2005) in my Jensen-Healey (standard SU-fuel pump
> AUF301/AZX1308), Stromberg CD175 carbs, similar to SU, initially but now =
on
> 45mm DellOrto's) and Land Rover SIII, although this ran mainly on LPG but
> used petrol when I ran out of LPG, or any other car I had, carburetted or
> EFI.
> In 2018 E10 was introduced widely and this also did not cause any
> problems, even after leaving the car untouched for a year with E10 in the
> tank. E15 has now been suspended by most petrol stations.
> Of course ambient temperatures are generally moderate but can occasionall=
y
> run into 35-40C, 95-105F, most certainly when holidaying in Italy, Spain =
or
> France.
> Kees Oudesluijs
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<div dir=3D"auto">This is a well written article on ethanol in gasoline=C2=
=A0 .. long but worth the read.=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto">Hardly surprising th=
at we have vapor lock problems.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><a href=3D"https://w=
ww.militarytrader.com/mv-101/notes-from-the-field-ethanol-vapor-lock-and-ot=
her-gas-woes">https://www.militarytrader.com/mv-101/notes-from-the-field-et=
hanol-vapor-lock-and-other-gas-woes</a><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gm=
ail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat., May 8, 2021, 11:3=
2 p.m. Kees Oudesluijs via Healeys, <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.tea=
m.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-=
left:1ex"><u></u>
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<div>In the Netherlands petrol costs =E2=82=AC1,90 for 95 E10 or about $6,9=
5/US Gallon and rising; 98 E5 (mostly no ethanol yet but up to 5% allowed) =
is about $9,35/US gallon and rising. <br>Never had any problems with 95 E5 =
or 95 E10 though (ethanol supposedly ageing and affecting seals, gaskets, f=
uel lines or metals or because of vapour lock). I have been using 95 E5 whe=
n this was introduced in Europe in the late 1990's (I even regularly us=
ed the cheapest 95 E15 which became available in around 2005) in my Jensen-=
Healey (standard SU-fuel pump AUF301/AZX1308), Stromberg CD175 carbs, simil=
ar to SU, initially but now on 45mm DellOrto's) and Land Rover SIII, al=
though this ran mainly on LPG but used petrol when I ran out of LPG, or any=
other car I had, carburetted or EFI. <br>In 2018 E10 was introduced widely=
and this also did not cause any problems, even after leaving the car untou=
ched for a year with E10 in the tank. E15 has now been suspended by most pe=
trol stations.<br>Of course ambient temperatures are generally moderate but=
can occasionally run into 35-40C, 95-105F, most certainly when holidaying =
in Italy, Spain or France.<br>Kees Oudesluijs<br></div>
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