My '65 Sprite had no problems until last year when I (stupidly) put ethanol
fuel in for the last fill-up before winter.
This Spring my carbs were locked up!
After much work, I dissambled them to find greenish growths on the needles, the
fuel bowl and main jets were jammed shut by similar green growths. They could
easily be seen and felt by these old fingers.
My deduction...Ethanol, being hygroscopic, absorbed moisture from the
atmosphere and carried it to the carbs where, upon the gas evaporating, it left
the water molecules behind to enable the brass needles and jests to corrode!
An "No", I'm not a beginner at this game!
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Dave G KK7SS
Richland, WA
'59 Morris Minor 1000 - working on it..
'65 Sprite - running with a bad valve guide :(
'76 Midget - co-owned with #4 Son :)
'06 Honda Civic Hybrid
----- "Dean Hedin" <dlh2001 at comcast.net> wrote:
> I don't doubt that ethanol has an impact. I just don't believe
> the problem is as bad as made out to be.
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