John,
I can't blame ethanol gas to be certain but it does seem odd that I had to
replace the fuel filter on my TR6 twice during the past 8 years (motor
stopped running). Upon examination of the filter (I sawed it in half and
removed the metal shell to get to the element), the element was literally
plastered with a choking slurry of what looked like heavy mud. Shining a
flashlight into the fuel tank didn't reveal anything odd so I really don't
know
where the gunk came from.
I've never had rubber hose, fuel pump or gasket problems with ethanol gas.
Chip Krout
Delaware Valley Triumphs, Ltd.
Skippack, PA
1962 TR4 CT2052L
In a message dated 6/5/2013 11:08:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
flywheelcoventry1@yahoo.co.uk writes:
Fellow Listers
I rarely post now as I no longer own any Triumphs as where I
live was built before the days of the car, hence no garage space.
That to
one side, I've noticed of late that the FBHVC (Federation of Historic
British
Vehicle Clubs in the UK) seems to be getting very despondent about the use
of
ethanol in modern fuel and the fact that ethanol is judged by the FBHVC to
be
harmful to older cars of our preference. I'm making no claims or statements
one way or the other but I've a feeling this hue and cry is vaguely
redolent
of the situation 12+ years back when leaded fuel was finally abandoned in
the
UK. In those days, if you listened to the prophets of doom at the time (and
believed them) most classic cars would completely vanish from the scene
within
a few years. Well, I never believed any of the trash published by the
classic
car press (and some clubs) and we've still got those cars in probably the
same
numbers?
As I knew at the time and did my best to present an alternative
view based on technical evidence from the Engineering Divisions at Rover,
Land
Rover and BMW Mobile Tradition, even re-seating exhaust valves truly wasn't
essential, neither was the use of octane boosters or lead substitutes. Cars
were happily running on lead memory - and thousands still do!
I'm simply
curious to know what you guys think and may have discovered in the
unavoidable
use of ethanol in your tanks? AFAIK you've been using it a lot longer than
we
have - and without any problems if the lack of posts on this list are to be
believed? When I drove "uncle jack" across the States and Canada in 2009
(18,000 miles in just two months driving) the only issues with fuel were
two
blocked fuel filters and a failed Facet pump in Vancouver. Since then, I've
not seen anything from Phil Ethier who now owns "uj" about ethanol probs he
has (or hasn't) had and all this leads me to believe the whole scenario
could
be something of a 'red herring.'
Comments off list would be interesting. As
I said, I no longer own a classic car and my daily transport is diesel
powered
and came out of Korea.
Cheers, Jonmac
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