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Re: [Spridgets] Ethanol - Fuel Sta-bil

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Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Ethanol - Fuel Sta-bil
From: Woerpel <dwoerpel@wi.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:05:49 -0500
Kirk,

Another interesting question!   I used to Sta-bil the tank when putting 
the cars away for the winter.  I used to replace the float bowl rubber 
gaskets on the SU H type carbs every year also, sometimes twice a year 
if I didn't get to drive it much.  I started thinking maybe the methanol 
in the Sta-bil was causing the problem.  I now fill the tank with 
ethanol-free premium in the fall and do not use Sta-bil and have not 
replaced an rubber gasket in 2 years.

To be fair to the the mech. fuel pump it was the one I had when I bought 
the car in 1977.  However, it worked fine at the 50th and on the way 
home I was desperate for gas and had to put in 3 gallons of E10.  When I 
removed the pump and looked at the diaphragm it was de-laminated.  Not 
sure if that makes a difference or not.  I'm soaking some old 
diaphragms  and some rubber gaskets in E10 to see if there is any 
adverse affects.

Dave W.
59 :{)
59 MGA 1500


On 9/28/2011 5:52 PM, Kirk Hargreaves wrote:
> Dave,
>
>
> Did you run Fuel Sta-bil through your system before the winter season? If
> not do you think that you might have avoided the problem you describe or no?
>
> I am wondering as it seems that ethanol could still be injurious no matter
> if you had used Fuel Sta-bil or not?
>
> Thanks. . .
>
> Kirk
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