[Healeys] Stainless Steel Fuel Tank for Big Healeys

[Len and/or Marge Hartnett]

According to the fuel-testers.com site, California requires a label on the 
pump for ethanol presence.  I stopped by my nearest gas station which 
recently converted from a USA station to a Shell station.  There was a label 
on the pump that stated that the gasoline MAY contain ethanol.  No 
percentage given.  For further information, I was to check at the station 
office.  The clerk had no idea whether there was ethanol in the gasoline or 
not.  The only brochure he was able to provide concerned Shell's nitrogen 
enriched gasoline.

Since I use the least expensive 87 octane gasoline I can find, further 
research will be required.  I have only driven my car 52,719 miles since its 
one and only engine rebuild in 1992 so I will need to put a few more miles 
on it before I tear it down to see if any damage has been done as a result 
of my poor choices.   ;-)

I don't think performance has been affected.  At the 2002 International Meet 
at South Lake Tahoe, I was only two seconds slower than the class winner in 
the Autocross and in the quarter mile speed run, three 3000 MK IIIs were 
faster, all at 70 MPH.  My speed was 69 MPH.  I'm sure it was due to a 
missed shift - or something.    ;-)   ;-)

(The Other) Len
Vacaville, CA, USA
1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Slechta" <mslechta at chartermi.net>
To: "Greg Mandas" <gmandas at yahoo.com>; "john spaur" <jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: "healeys @autox.team.net" <healeys at autox.team.net>; 
<roadwarriordave at hotrmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 7:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Stainless Steel Fuel Tank for Big Healeys


>  Also, the
> state requires that pumps with ethanol fuel must be labeled as such 
> (unlike
> many other states). http://pure-gas.org/ &
> http://www.fuel-testers.com/state_guide_ethanol_laws.html are very helpful
> guides if you can access them while traveling.