Here in Europe most Austin-Healeys (95%+) were completely restored with new
parts, lines, hoses, fitted. I only know one or two cars out of 100 which
only got a tidying up since they were built. So extremely rare.
I have many friends who use E10 (95 Octane) in their classic cars without
any problems. My Austin-Healeys need 98+ Octane, so I stay with the premium
fuels from Shell (V-Power (101 Octane), or ARAL Ultimate (103 Octane).
These premium fuels, or the Super Plus (98 Octane) contain below 5%
Ethanol. So I haven?t faced any problems.
I would have some problems using E10 (95 Octane), as it would cause
after-run of the engines, which are eliminated with higher octane fuels.
Josef Eckert
K?nigswinter/Germany
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Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Ethanol
Datum: 2017-01-27T02:15:07+0100
Von: "Oudesluys" <coudesluijs at chello.nl>
An: "healeys at autox.team.net" <healeys at autox.team.net>
It is not likely you will encounter real problems as you have presumably
used E85 for years. This usually contains about 5% ethanol, sometimes
considerably more. So you have already changed most if not all rubber parts
with modern items that are ethanol resistant. If you still have original
rubber parts e.g. hoses, replace them. It is unbelievable that some people
still have original fuel hoses, brake hoses etc. fitted. They should have
been replaced a very long time ago. Very risky.
There are claims it can corrode aluminium alloy parts in the carbs and fuel
pump, but I still have to see proper physical evidence of this. Pumps and
carbs that have been exposed to ethanol containing petrol for donkeys years
are mostly still absolutely clean. If the petrol is contaminated with water
or if the carbs/pumps have been dry for years you may see some sediment or
corrosion, but this is rare.
Kees Oudesluijs
Op 26-1-2017 om 20:06 schreef i erbs:
eats rubber parts: hoses, carb diaphragms, and fuel pump innards.
Replace all fuel line hoses with ethanol tolerant hoses.
Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
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On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 9:03 AM, Simon Lachlan <
wrote:
It seems that the UK is to be blessed with this stuff. I?ve been
asked for my thoughts on the topic and, as I know nothing about it,
I?m looking for advice.
See attached.
What are your experiences? And what are the ?dos and don?ts??
Thanks,
Simon
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