<html><body><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div aria-label="Compose body">My BJ8 has had a Petroflex line in it for 100K+ miles and 25+ years and hasn't had a problem. It does feel a little stiff and since I'm doing an overhaul I've bought a replacement (watch it crap out in 3 months ;).<br></div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div aria-label="Compose body">Bob<br></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Michael Salter" <michaelsalter@gmail.com><br><b>To: </b>"Randy Alkins" <randyalkins@gmail.com>, "healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, January 26, 2017 12:20:56 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Healeys] Ethanol<br><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><i>I doubt many if any cars in UK are E85 compliant. All
fuel lines made prior to 1995 in US were NOT ethanol ready and will fall
apart readily.<br><div><br></div></i>Hi Randy,<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Your note has raised a very interesting question. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Have you had any experience with original Petroflex hoses failing due to ethanol?<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">We have been subjected to ethanol for many years now and I cannot recall even one incidence of a Petroflex failure that I could attribute to it.<br></div><div dir="ltr">My own 100 has an original<div style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline" class="gmail_default"> NOS</div> Smiths Petroflex hose joining the main fuel line to the carb fuel pipe and although it has only been on the road for 2 years since restoration I have not seen any signs of failure and the hose is still very flexible.<br><div style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">I do know that if you subject a Petroflex hose to "Varsol" cleaning fluid it deteriorates rapidly and that should definitely be avoided at all costs.<br></div><div style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">Would appreciate your thoughts.<br></div><div style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">Michael S<br></div><br><div><br></div><br><div><br></div><br><div style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default"><i></i><br></div><br><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra">
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