[AT] New fuel requirements 15% ethanol

charlie hill charliehill at embarqmail.com
Sun Aug 21 19:19:06 PDT 2011


Mike I don't think I'd made that assumption but I'm sure if you did a little 
online searching you'd find a source.

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From: Mike M
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 6:43 PM
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So I suspect that any fuel line sold today should be ethanol resistant...

Mike M


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] New fuel requirements 15% ethanol


> Yep, the kind they use on 2002 and newer cars and trucks.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Mike M
> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 5:19 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] New fuel requirements 15% ethanol
>
> I'm wondering if there is a type of fuel line that would be more resistant
> to the ethanol?
>
> Mike M
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "john hall" <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 4:21 PM
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>
>> Mike, you mentioned turning fuel lines to goo. I don't know what is
>> causing
>> it but I have a '91 F-150 that keeps rupturing the fuel lines. After the
>> third time I parked the truck with intentions of replacing all the fuel
>> lines. Don't know if it has anything to do with Ethanol or not but it is
>> certainly something that should not be happening with the frequency it
>> is.
>>
>> John Hall
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Mike M" <meulenms at gmail.com>
>> To: "ATIS" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 11:26 AM
>> Subject: [AT] New fuel requirements 15% ethanol
>>
>>
>>> Hi all, I was reading in the local paper that the gov't is soon going to
>>> require that gas contain 15% ethanol up from the 10% that is currently
>>> in
>>> it. They interviewed a classic car mechanic who said that ethanol at the
>>> 10% level was causing seals and hoses to turn to goo, and the the new
>>> limit would only make the problem worse. I know I have a lot of engines,
>>> chain saws, trimmers, lawn tractors etc.  that were designed for 0%
>>> ethanol, is there anything I can do limit the impact of the new fuel on
>>> my
>>> equipment? Or is it really not a problem.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mike M
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