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Bob Noel wrote:

In article
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"Robert M. Gary" wrote:

On May 3, 12:58*pm, M wrote:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1209...?mod=googlenew...

To stop the insanity, there's nothing better than the hard reality.

Its been great business for small engine shops. They can't keep up
with all the gooped up carbs from yard equipment that had this stuff
run through it. Never leave fuel with ethanol in an engine overnight,
always drain the fuel and run it until the carb is clear of fuel.

-Robert

Dumb question: Is this ethanol-laced gas a problem for newer small
engines? It doesn't seem to bother my motorcycle, lawnmower or
tug (aviation content)? Or have I just been lucky and don't have this
ethanol-laced junk around here in the Boston area?

It isn't so much the carburetors as the materials in the fuel tanks,
although the alcohol can attract water, which will corrode things.

It is the solvent effect of the alcohol on plastics and resins used in
fuel tanks, for instance. Boaters who have fiberglass fuel tanks are
seeing a lot of problems because the alcohol attacks the (usually
polyester) resins used to bond and seal the tanks. It produces a goo,
which invades and clogs things like filters and carburetor jets.

Thank you, environmentalists and Archer-Daniels Midland!

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