<html><head><style> body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman;}</style></head><body><div>Not trying to prove anything just an FYI.</div><div>Some of the damage was mechanical as a result of me trying to remove them. One was leaking badly on the car the other had not started but both were very brittle especially around the inner part probably since the outer edge was clamped between the flanges on the carb body and somewhat isolated from the fuel. I looked around before buying new ones and bought the ones that claimed to have Viton diaphragms. I am familiar with this material as in my past employment it was the only material compatible with methanol. <br></div><div><br></div><div><br>Tim Davis BN7<br></div><div><br></div><div>----- Original Message -----<br>From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net><br>To: healeys@autox.team.net<br>Sent: Sun, 03 Jun 2018 10:44:13 -0400 (EDT)<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ethanol fuel result<br></div><div><br></div><p>Ugh. That damage may well have been caused by ethanol, but I'm a<br> born skeptic with a little scientific training. Without a control<br> sample you can't prove the damage was caused by ethanol (but<br> again, it may well have been). I just changed out a set in my<br> HD8s that had been in over 25 years and all I saw was some tiny<br> cracking, and I live in California and I think we've had gasahol<br> longer than most states.</p><p>Some of that damage looks mechanical to me; it could simply be<br> defective parts. I would hope manufacturers are making parts from<br> ethanol-resistant rubber, because I just put in a new set that<br> look just like those.</p><p>Bob<br></p><br><div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/3/2018 6:13 AM, Tim Davis BN7<br> wrote:<br></div><blockquote cite="mid:569261583.390082486.1528031611502.JavaMail.zimbra@mchsi.com"><div>FYI, here are my HD6 jets after being exposed to todays gas<br> for approx 4 years. Will definitely use non ethanol fuel<br> whenever possible from now on.<br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><br></div>Tim Davis BN7</div><br><fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset><br><pre></pre></blockquote><br><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>