[Mgs] E10 or ethanol at 10%

[Barney Gaylord]

Or you can read the same tech articles here, which were posted on my 
web site by permisson (and request) of the author Paul Ireland before 
it was published in the printed book.

http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/fuel/pdf/modern_petrol_and_classic_cars.pdf
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/fuel/pdf/modern_petrol_volatility.pdf
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/fuel/pdf/suck_squeeze_bang_blow.pdf
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/fuel/pdf/carburation.pdf
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/fuel/pdf/the_problems_with_modern_fuel_1.pdf
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/fuel/pdf/the_problems_with_modern_fuel_2.pdf
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/fuel/pdf/fuel_and_tuning_1.pdf
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/fuel/pdf/fuel_and_tuning_21.pdf

Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
http://MGAguru.com


At 11:19 AM 4/19/2021, Lon Smallridge wrote:
>....
>This will answer all your questions and more. Well worth reading.
>....
>Classic Engines, Modern Fuel: The Problems, the Solutions
>by 
><https://www.amazon.com/Paul-Ireland/e/B0842Y7NRY/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1>Paul 
><https://www.amazon.com/Paul-Ireland/e/B0842Y7NRY/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1>Ireland 
>
>
><https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1787115909/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1>https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1787115909/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
>....


>From: Mgs <mgs-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of PaulHunt73
>Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 6:23 AM
>To: Robert's New iPad <mgbobh at gmail.com>
>Cc: mgs at autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Mgs] E10 or ethanol at 10%
>
>Thanks for that Bob, very helpful.  Someone over here is stressing 
>about  taking his car to France (eventually ...) where E5  was 
>getting rare several years ago.  We are trying to put his mind at rest.
>
>Paul.


>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:mgbobh at gmail.com>Robert's New iPad
>To: <mailto:paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com>PaulHunt73
>Cc: <mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>mgs at autox.team.net
>Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 12:16 PM
>Subject: Re: [Mgs] E10 or ethanol at 10%
>
>Paul,
>
>    I have been burning E10 for 20 years, ever since it became the 
> standard in State of Connecticut.  My experience has been that the 
> standard engine configuration burned it fine, without any needle 
> changes, and  that the engine, rebuilt to UK specifications a 
> decade ago, does just as well with the factory-specified needle.  I 
> had the type 25 distributor rebuilt by Advance, Jeff Schlemmer, and 
> set mechanical timing at 32 at 3500.
>
>Bob


>On Apr 19, 2021, at 3:50 AM, PaulHunt73 
><<mailto:paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com>paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com> wrote:
>
>I'm looking for people with experience of using this in cars like 
>the MGA and MGB in terms of what if any carb needle and timing 
>changes have been found necessary, and any other problems.
>
>Thanks,
>
>PaulH.
>....
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