As I understand it, when ethanol was popular in the Northeast as a
gasoline additive (gasahol..I used it in the early 80's) it was also
suspected of breaking down neoprene and other rubber based parts in fuel
delivery systems. I guess the advise is ....know what you're putting in
your tank.
Jay
On Sat, 26 Oct 2002 04:28:49 -0700 (PDT) "Javier Vidaurre Ch."
<vidaurre@rocketmail.com> writes:
> Hello Jay Welch and all,
>
> Jay Welch wrote:
>
> "I haven't had the need to repair a TR float yet but
> if I did I think I would use fiberglass resin. I
> think you could brush it on in thin coats and it would
> not change the weight of the float very much. The
> resin is impervious to gasoline."
>
> ...but resin is NOT impervious to ethanol used as an
> additive, AKA gasahol, which is very common in the
> USA. Check out this web page about the experiences of
> a man who coated his plywood fuel tanks for his boat
> with resin. The fuel attacked the resin and flake
> fouled the fuel system.
>
> http://lightning.prohosting.com/~raymacke/Cbnskif36.htm
>
> Reporting from Peru, Javier Vidaurre
>
>
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