[Spridgets] A (sad) tale of ethanol??

[Jack Laird]

The only answer is clean all including the tank. Yea I know, the tank.

Then never again put corn oil in your engine.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave KK7SS" <kk7ss at frontier.com>
To: "spridgets_autox.team.net" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 10:22 AM
Subject: [Spridgets] A (sad) tale of ethanol??


> Last year I had to use E-10 (15?) fuel in my '65 Spridget as ethanol-free 
> gasoline was not yet available in my area.
> For whatever reason Winter came and I forgot to use Stabil and run the 
> motor like I usually do!
> So... this week the temp went above the 50's and I went to start the 
> Sprite (been working on the Midget and Minor) and it would not start --  
> eventually I found I had fuel at the fuel filter but dry carb throats!
>
> After much aggravation (using some choice words!), I found that:-
> 1) both carb float needles were corroded and jammed shut.
> 2) Both carb needles were corroded with what looked like green crystals on 
> the surface - very rough, felt like a nail file!
> 3) the front piston was stuck in the chamber.
>
> Two days work - dissassembling, careful cleaning and refitting has the 
> motor running (on bit the rough side) - lots of smoke!
>
> I'm guessing I'll have to do the same for the fuel pump :(
>
> Thank goodness I can now get ethanol-free gas!
>
> Would I get some benefit by running some injector cleaner through the 
> system??
>
> --
> Dave G  KK7SS
> DN06ig   Richland, WA
>
> '59 Morris Minor 1000
> '65 Sprite - in process
> '76 Midget - shared with my #4 son.
> '06 Honda Civic Hybrid
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