Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 23:01:03 -0600
Reply-To: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
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From: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject: Re: E15 fuel?
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I understand what you are saying but it would be dangerous to run both carbs
off separate fuel sources. The carbs plug into each side of the same gas
tank and I have no way to separate them for 5K miles without strapping a gas
can on top of the tank for 1/3 of a year.
The scary part of this is the brass carb parts - the needle valve & atomizer
- look brighter than I remember.
Sure looks like active corrosion to me!
Thanks, Tom Hargrave
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans [mailto:scottdaniel@turbovans.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 10:48 PM
To: Tom Hargrave
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: E15 fuel?
Run some WD-40 in your fuel.
I buy mine by the gallon can.
Seriously ..
I would try that.
or some fuel addtive..
for example, it says right on the bottle of Marvil Mystery Oil..
'fuel system lubricant' .. 'add to gas or oil.'
I would expect a little anti-corrosion from adding an oil like that to yer
gas.
if you have two carbs....run one they way you have been,
the other on a separate fuel supply source with either of those two juices
above ..
and check results and difference after say ...5K miles. If you want to
experiment and research .
Scott
www.turbovans.com
On 12/26/2012 8:25 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote:
There is a huge difference between pouring a pint of methanol into a 20
gallon tank of gas and pouring 3 gallons into a 20 gallon tank!
And for the record, old BMW motorcycles is one of my hobbies and I've seen a
white residue in the bottom of the mostly aluminum Bing carburetors that I
never saw before gas contained 10% alcohol. And if someone can convince me
that this is not the result of corrosion he'd make me a happy man!
Thanks, Tom Hargrave
www.stir-plate.com
www.towercooler.com
www.kegkits.com
www.grow-sun.com
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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
JRodgers
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 9:49 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: E15 fuel?
In Alaska it was - and still is I would guess - common practice to add a
bottle of alcohol like HEET or some other brand - to the gas tank on fill up
in winter to keep ice and water out. Alcohol absorbs the water and prevents
it from freezing into crystals or a solid which interferes with fuel flow.
Just how much alcohol is acceptable I don't know, but Alaskans have been
running with alcohol in the fuel for a very long time. I don't know how it
compares with car engines, but I used to run model engines on an
alcohol/castor oil mix with just a hint of benzine and never had any
problems. Those little engines would just run forever on the stuff.
John
On 12/26/2012 9:22 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
I read that "[...] the Environmental Protection Agency has approved a
new policy that will allow states to raise the blend to up to 15
percent ethanol (also known as E15), approved for use for cars and
light trucks from the model year 2001 and later."
There is concern that some older vehicles may be unhappy with the blend.
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Anyone have any idea whatsoever what running E15 might do for our engines?
--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.
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