[Spridgets] ethanol

[Kevin Valentine]

On Sep 28, 2011, at 1:50 AM, Dean Hedin wrote:
>
> The only solid data I have heard about was ethanol's negative  
> impact on
> certain plastics.  Not rubber.

Dean,

I replaced the fuel hoses on my 71 Midget 3 times in a single year.   
The hose was dissolving away on the inside and blocking up the jets  
in the float bowls as well as blocking the fuel filters.  I didn't  
have this problem when I could buy gas without ethanol added to it.    
The hose was new (modern) hose from NAPA and Advance Auto.  I finally  
replaced all the hose sections with VW braided hose no problems since.


Kevin V.
Tuscarora, Pa