[Spridgets] Weather

Woerpel dwoerpel at wi.net
Mon Dec 20 10:40:51 MST 2010


Anyone had a problem with the plastic or styrofoam floats and ethanol or 
other additives?
Dave W.



On 12/20/2010 10:56 AM, Ron Soave wrote:
> I've never had a problem. I will begin an immersion test tonight along with another I have had brewing for a few weeks (synthetic DOT4 on seals). Mythbusters Midwest Edition.
>
> --- On Mon, 12/20/10, an5.sprite at gmail.com<an5.sprite at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> From: an5.sprite at gmail.com<an5.sprite at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Weather
>> To: "David Lieb"<72spridget at gmail.com>, spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net, dwoerpel at wi.net, "spridgets"<spridgets at autox.team.net>
>> Date: Monday, December 20, 2010, 10:36 AM
>> Ouch, I never new that, and just
>> poured stabil into my tank. Does anyone know if it will it
>> harm aeroquip hoses?
>>
>> Steve
>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Lieb<72spridget at gmail.com>
>> Sender: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
>> Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:25:29
>> To:<dwoerpel at wi.net>;
>> Spridgets<spridgets at autox.team.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Weather
>>
>> Yes, Sta-bil will EAT any rubber pieces it sits in contact
>> with. S
>> Dave says, the bowl gaskets on the H1 are the prime
>> example. When you
>> get it out of storage and it sounds like it is running on
>> one carb
>> (idles ok, but undriveable), order up two new sets of the
>> gaskets and
>> replace them.
>> David L
>>
>>
>>> My .05 worth:  I used to fill the tank and put in
>> Sta-bil in the bugeye
>>> and MGA and every 3 months would have to change the
>> rubber float bowl
>>> gaskets on the H1 carbs.  If you don't have any
>> rubber pieces you should
>>> be OK.  Now I just fill the tank and park it
>> until May and I haven't had
>>> to change gaskets in 2 years.  Presently, I drive
>> 6 miles to get Premium
>>> w/o alcohol.  Will have to see what the proposed
>> E15 fuel will do.


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