[DeTomaso] Ethanol

[Boyd Casey]

Why do you suppose that the lawn equipment says that use of fuel containing
ethanol will void the warranty? Is it perhaps related to the  fact that
they were 2 stroke engines? I thought I had read that ethanol was also
harmful to aluminum (in addition to rubber fuel lines)
Boyd


On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 1:00 PM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>wrote:

> 10% ethanol is mandated here in NV during winter months and most gas
> station have up to 10% year round, I fill up the same as I have always done
> and drive the same as I have always done.
>
> If you are still running 1970's rubber hoses on your fuel system then you
> are asking for trouble no matter what.
>
> Ethanol as an alcohol, is hygroscopic so absorbs water, thus any long term
> storage should be with a good gas stabilizer or just make the last tank of
> the season race gas, but be aware even some race gas brands have an ethanol
> content as pure ethanol has a RON octane rating of 108, also most race gas
> blends over 100 octane contain lead anyway.
>
> Maybe it's all a Chinese conspiracy to make you buy a new car, as they own
> at least a portion of every new car made ;>)
>
> Julian
>
> > Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 12:42:12 -0400
> > From: boyd411 at gmail.com
> > To: detomaso at poca.com
> > Subject: [DeTomaso] Ethanol
>
> >
> > Unfortunately it appears as though it is impossible to find (buy)
> gasoline
> > that does not contain ethanol on Long Island. It appears that even though
> > it is a known fact that ethanol damages certain (older and or 2 cycle
> > internal combustion engines). I know there are many of our members that
> are
> > expert in engineering and even some involved in the oil business. Can any
> > of you tell me if there is anything I can do to protect my engine and
> fuel
> > system from the damage done by ethanol? The potential for ethanol to
> damage
> > engines first came to my attention when I was shopping for some lawn
> > equipment that was powered by 2 cycle engines. I noticed an area of
> > unusually small print which immediately attracted my attention. It was a
> > disclaimer that stated that using gasoline that contained ethanol would
> > void the warranty of the device I was considering buying. This prompted
> me
> > to do more research and I found numerous articles that spoke about the
> > damage ethanol would do to engines and fuel delivery and storage systems
> > that were not designed specifically for use with fuels containing
> ethanol.
> > Then I started to search for a source for gasoline in New York State that
> > did not contain ethanol, I found one source but it was race gas and is
> over
> > $10.00 per gallon.
> > I found Avgas but you can't pump it into a car for road use which means
> you
> > have the added expense and difficulties (as well as the danger of
> storing a
> > 50 gallon drum of high octane gasoline).
> > So what can I do to minimize the deleterious effects of gas containing
> > ethanol.
> > Thanks,
> > Boyd
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