[Spridgets] Weather

[David Booker]

No problems with the floats that I know of. I did just have to buy a new
needle 
(and bowl gasket) for my Honda 400EX quad due to ethanol, though. The
float 
needle in this carb has a pointed rubber end that seals against a metal
seat. 
The ethanol pump gas I've been running hardened the rubber to the
point that it 
did not seal. This meant that as long as the fuel was on, a
steady stream was 
pouring out. Probably not an issue while running, but
somtimes I forget to turn 
off the fuel when we stop on a ride and it's not
the safest thing to have gas 
pouring out. And you definitely don't want to
forget about it after loading onto 
the truck.

David Booker
Long Island
________________________________
From: Woerpel <dwoerpel at wi.net>
To: SPRIDGETS
<spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Mon, December 20, 2010 12:40:51 PM
Subject:
Re: [Spridgets] Weather

Anyone had a problem with the plastic or styrofoam
floats and ethanol or 
other additives?
Dave W.



On 12/20/2010 10:56 AM, Ron
Soave wrote:
> I've never had a problem. I will begin an immersion test
tonight along with 
>another I have had brewing for a few weeks (synthetic
DOT4 on seals). 
>Mythbusters Midwest Edition.
>
> --- On Mon, 12/20/10,
an5.sprite at gmail.com<an5.sprite at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> From:
an5.sprite at gmail.com<an5.sprite at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Weather
>> To: "David Lieb"<72spridget at gmail.com>, spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net,
>>dwoerpel at wi.net, "spridgets"<spridgets at autox.team.net>
>> Date: Monday,
December 20, 2010, 10:36 AM
>> Ouch, I never new that, and just
>> poured
stabil into my tank. Does anyone know if it will it
>> harm aeroquip hoses?
>>
>> Steve
>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>>
>> -----Original
Message-----
>> From: David Lieb<72spridget at gmail.com>
>> Sender:
spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
>> Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:25:29
>>
To:<dwoerpel at wi.net>;
>> Spridgets<spridgets at autox.team.net>
>> Subject: Re:
[Spridgets] Weather
>>
>> Yes, Sta-bil will EAT any rubber pieces it sits in
contact
>> with. S
>> Dave says, the bowl gaskets on the H1 are the prime
>>
example. When you
>> get it out of storage and it sounds like it is running on
>> one carb
>> (idles ok, but undriveable), order up two new sets of the
>>
gaskets and
>> replace them.
>> David L
>>
>>
>>> My .05 worth:  I used to
fill the tank and put in
>> Sta-bil in the bugeye
>>> and MGA and every 3
months would have to change the
>> rubber float bowl
>>> gaskets on the H1
carbs.  If you don't have any
>> rubber pieces you should
>>> be OK.  Now I
just fill the tank and park it
>> until May and I haven't had
>>> to change
gaskets in 2 years.  Presently, I drive
>> 6 miles to get Premium
>>> w/o
alcohol.  Will have to see what the proposed
>> E15 fuel will do.
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