Steve,
I agree completely that the ethanol "requirement" is all about politics
and special interest groups. These are the same folks that complain
about welfare for the most vulnerable in society while reaping huge
subsidies (another word for welfare.)
Dave,
What in the world makes you think ethanol is to blame for your problems?
You readily admit that you did not prepare the car for winter storage.
What is it about ethanol that causes green crystals?
We've had ten percent ethanol is all our gas here in the midwest for,
perhaps, 30 years and all that old rubber that was incompatible with
alcohol was replaced long, long ago. E10 is harmless. Modern fuels have
a short shelf life and are seasonally formulated. If you stabilize the
fuel before storage, you'll be fine.
Lee
On 5/25/2011 1:00 PM, spridgets-request@autox.team.net wrote:
> Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 13:26:14 -0400
> From: Steven Guterman<an5.sprite@gmail.com>
> To: derf<derf247@gmail.com>
> Cc: "spridgets_autox.team.net"<spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] A (sad) tale of ethanol??
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> It is called a very powerful farm lobby. Not only do they force the use of
> ethanol, but they also restrict cheaper ethanol imports from Brazil that can
> make the stuff at 1/2 the price using sugar cane. The final killer is due
> to the use of ethanol form corn, feed stock prices have gone up making our
> food more expensive.
>
> Misguided and stupid policy even if ethanol was good.
>
> Steve
>
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Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 15:22:06 +0000 (UTC)
From: Dave KK7SS <kk7ss@frontier.com>
To: "spridgets_autox.team.net" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Spridgets] A (sad) tale of ethanol??
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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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