[Healeys] E15% Ethanol Gasoline

[Kees Oudesluijs]

I do not know where the limit of the percentage of ethanol in petrol is. 
I have used E15 on and off for a long time (>20years) in my cars, 
including my Jensen-Healey without any problems. Theoretically power 
should be down a bit but I never encountered separation, even when the 
car has not been used for more than 6 months, no corrosion in the fuel 
tank, fuel pump or carburettors, no problems with fuel hoses (which I 
replace every 10 years or so anyway and have done so on any car since 
the 1960's).

kees Oudesluijs

Op 6-3-2023 om 07:07 schreef Leonard Hartnett:
>
> Something that owners of aging special interest cars, like our 
> Healeys, may want to take notice of if they haven’t already.This is 
> not a new subject as there was discussion of this here in the West a 
> few years back.
>
> From the Sacramento Bee newspaper, 3/2/2023:“Biden sets in motion fuel 
> policy shift to bolster ethanol.”A push is underway by some governors 
> from corn-producing Midwestern states to increase ethanol content to 
> 15 percent.Will this create the uproar that the increase to 10 % 
> caused years ago? As questioned back then, will this destroy our 
> engines?It turned out that that did not happen.Will the added 5 % be a 
> problem?
>
> Just something to think about as it could affect us sooner or later.
>
>               The Other Len
> 1967 Austin-Healey 3000 MkIII BJ8
>                 HBJ8L39031
>
> Still hovering around 220,000 miles
>
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