[Healeys] Gas

[Bob Spidell]

Another data point:

My father is a farmer and has a 500-gallon gas tank for his tractors, etc.  He's semi-retired and has contracted out 
most of the farm work, so the 500 gallons can last quite a long time (over a year). We fill all our cars that can run 
87-octane--including my Mustang GT--from that tank and we have never had any problems we could attribute to that gas.

I fill a 2-gallon steel can for my lawnmower, and 2 gallons can last me up to 2 years (so the gas can be up to 3 years 
old).  This can appears to have no lining and the insides of the can are absolutely spot-free and bright metal.  Mower 
always starts on the first or second pull, even on the three-year-old gas.

Bob



On 4/29/2011 5:27 AM, Bob Yule wrote:
>      It's often said that 90% of carburetor problems are electrical.  I wonder
> if some of these ethanol/gas problems fall into that category.  My Healey sat
> all winter (Canadian winter) and started as soon as the pump had done its job.
> Same with two MG'S that we have.   I have two lawn mowers, both of them
> started right away and our gas powered trimmer started with the same amount of
> cord pulling that it always takes. All these machines were simply parked for
> the winter with the batteries removed, and started on the same gas that was
> left in them.
>      We buy most of our gas from the local agricultural Co-op, and I would bet
> it has all the ethanol in it that is allowed.
> Cheers.......Bob
> Check out our web site www.autofarm.net
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