<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1527684583817_7981" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1527684583817_8017">The crazy thing about ethanol is it just seems to be filler- I mean , because of the reduced mileage, you end up burning pretty well the same amount of petroleum product. Here in Ontario, Canada we can still get non-ethanol fuel, but when I drove a van across the States I noticed I got poorer mileage with the ethanol fuel.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1527684583817_7981" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1527684583817_7981" dir="ltr"><span>Stephen, BJ8</span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1527684583817_7982"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1527684583817_8296" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1527684583817_8295"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1527684583817_8294"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1527684583817_8293"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1527684583817_8299"> <hr size="1"> <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1527684583817_8298"><span style="font-weight:bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1527684583817_8297">From:</span></b> Bob Haskell <rchaskell@earthlink.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> John Rowe <john@jtkarowe.com.au> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> 'Healey List' <healeys@autox.team.net><br> <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1527684583817_8301"><span style="font-weight: bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1527684583817_8300">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, May 30, 2018 6:00 AM<br> <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1527684583817_8303"><span style="font-weight: bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1527684583817_8302">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Healeys] Effects of Ethanol<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div dir="ltr">One can still buy non-ethanol fuel at the pump here in the States; <br clear="none">Countrymark is one company that sells premium with zero ethanol. One <br clear="none">can't always tell if there's ethanol in the gasoline by looking at the <br clear="none">pump. Apparently, it's up to the individual state to decide if a label <br clear="none">on the pump is required. I don't think that it's required in Indiana.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">A couple of reasons for ethanol: reduces amount of oil used/imported and <br clear="none">another market for corn. Not sure I agree with using a foodstuff, but <br clear="none">that's what's been done.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">The other issue I've wondered about, but haven't looked into, is the <br clear="none">price differential between grades of gasoline. For years the mid grade <br clear="none">was 10 cents a gallon more than regular and premium was another 10 <br clear="none">cents. In the last couple of years it's changed to 25 to 30 cents <br clear="none">between grades.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Cheers,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Bob Haskell<br clear="none">AHCA 3000 MkI registrar<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php" target="_blank">http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">On 05/29/2018 10:04 PM, John Rowe wrote:<br clear="none">> OK, thanks Mike. We have it in Oz, and the greenies here are trying to <br clear="none">> make it mandatory I believe. We can buy 91/95/98 unleaded at the pump. <br clear="none">> For 98 we pay about $1.70/litre.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> At 2c/litre discount for E10 from 91 octane (which won’t run Healeys), <br clear="none">> why would you bother buying it due to the decreased mpg.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> John Rowe Qld Australia<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> *From:*Michael MacLean [mailto:<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net" href="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net">rrengineer.mike@att.net</a>]<br clear="none">> *Sent:* Wednesday, 30 May 2018 10:26 AM<br clear="none">> *To:* <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:john@jtkarowe.com.au" href="mailto:john@jtkarowe.com.au">john@jtkarowe.com.au</a>; <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:tld6008@mchsi.com" href="mailto:tld6008@mchsi.com">tld6008@mchsi.com</a><br clear="none">> *Cc:* 'Healey List'<br clear="none">> *Subject:* RE: [Healeys] Effects of Ethanol<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Fuel at the pump is 10% ethanol by law. Right now gasoline is going for <br clear="none">> an average of $3.75 to $4 US per gallon. If you want fuel without <br clear="none">> ethanol you can buy high octane racing gas, but it's $10 per gallon and <br clear="none">> it is supposed to be illegal in street vehicles.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Mike M<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android <br clear="none">> <<a shape="rect" href="https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature" target="_blank">https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers_wl=ym_sub1=Internal_sub2=Global_YGrowth_sub3=EmailSignature</a>><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 4:43 PM, John Rowe<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:john@jtkarowe.com.au" href="mailto:john@jtkarowe.com.au">john@jtkarowe.com.au</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> As an Australian, I ask ‘why do you use ethanol in these vehicles?’,<br clear="none">> or don’t you have a say as to what you use in your countries.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> John Rowe<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Qld Australia<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> *From:*Healeys [mailto:<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] *On Behalf Of<br clear="none">> *Michael MacLean<br clear="none">> *Sent:* Wednesday, 30 May 2018 5:55 AM<br clear="none">> *To:* <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:tld6008@mchsi.com" href="mailto:tld6008@mchsi.com">tld6008@mchsi.com</a><br clear="none">> *Cc:* Healey List<br clear="none">> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Effects of Ethanol<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Don't do it. It will fill with gas in about two years and you will<br clear="none">> be doing this again. All you have to do is buy a brass float and<br clear="none">> swap it out for the plastic one and sleep well at night. It just<br clear="none">> snaps right in. The brass float is a Ford part no. COAZ-9202-B. You<br clear="none">> can find them on eBay, Amazon, Summit Racing and even the Ford<br clear="none">> dealer. Ethanol does not eat brass.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Mike M.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android<br clear="none">> <<a shape="rect" href="https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature" target="_blank">https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers_wl=ym_sub1=Internal_sub2=Global_YGrowth_sub3=EmailSignature</a>><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 12:46 PM, Tim Davis BN7<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:tld6008@mchsi.com" href="mailto:tld6008@mchsi.com">tld6008@mchsi.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> I had the powdery residue all over mine. I just bought a new one<br clear="none">> from Moss it has a plastic float. Hopefully it will hold up.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Tim Davis BN7<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> ----- Original Message -----<br clear="none">> From: Michael MacLean <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net" href="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net">rrengineer.mike@att.net</a>><br clear="none">> To: Healey List <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br clear="none">> Sent: Tue, 29 May 2018 11:29:39 -0400 (EDT)<br clear="none">> Subject: [Healeys] Effects of Ethanol<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> This past weekend I removed the tank to extract the sending unit<br clear="none">> on my Bugeye because of a constant reading of empty on the<br clear="none">> gauge. As suspected, the plastic float was filled with<br clear="none">> gasoline. Ethanol! While replacing the plastic float for brass<br clear="none">> and the cork gaskets for Viton type gaskets, I also swapped out<br clear="none">> the sending unit top cover cork gasket with a Viton type using<br clear="none">> Hylomar AF to seal things up. The big surprise came when I<br clear="none">> found the rheostat cavity full of gasoline. Must have entered<br clear="none">> through the hole in the sending unit body for the float lever. <br clear="none">> Anyone have experience with this? Should I be concerned? I<br clear="none">> remember the original sending unit I removed form the Bugeye<br clear="none">> tank was full of a white powdery residue around the rheostat<br clear="none">> like it had also been filled with gasoline. 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