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Re: [Fot] Cold Fuel

To: "Barr, Scott" <sbarr@mccarty-law.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Cold Fuel
From: robert bownes via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 21:58:37 +0000
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Too much cold can have a very negative effect on the fuel bladder and
flexible lines. And even a small amount can ice up the carb.

https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/mc-mc.nsf/eng/lm00129.html

You might, might be able to get an extra 1-2% with a 15-30=C2=BA change, bu=
t
don't go too far, especially if it is humid.

On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 9:51 PM Barr, Scott via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
wrote:

> So, how cold does the fuel have to be in order to have any significant
> affect on volume?  I need to make 7.2 gallons of fuel go 75 minutes at Ro=
ad
> America this weekend, where I typically burn a bit more than 1 gallon eve=
ry
> 10 minutes.  I could soft-pedal it to save some fuel, but there is some
> quick competition out there.
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><br></div><div>Too much cold can have a very negative=
 effect on the fuel bladder and flexible lines. And even a small amount can=
 ice up the carb. <br></div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.ic.g=
c.ca/eic/site/mc-mc.nsf/eng/lm00129.html">https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/mc-=
mc.nsf/eng/lm00129.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>You might, might be ab=
le to get an extra 1-2% with a 15-30=C2=BA change, but don&#39;t go too far=
, especially if it is humid. <br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"=
><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 9:51 PM Barr=
, Scott via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.ne=
t</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"=
>





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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:&quot;Cent=
ury Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">So, how cold does the fuel have to=
 be in order to have any significant affect on volume?=C2=A0 I need to make=
 7.2 gallons of fuel go 75 minutes at Road America
 this weekend, where I typically burn a bit more than 1 gallon every 10 min=
utes.=C2=A0 I could soft-pedal it to save some fuel, but there is some quic=
k competition out there.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:&quot;Cent=
ury Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:&quot;Cent=
ury Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Scott (B.)<u></u><u></u></span></p=
>
</div>
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