Date:         Sat, 31 Aug 2013 09:47:41 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
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From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
Subject:      Re: LVC Ethanol Use
Comments: To: Todd Last <Rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET>
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I checked the stations in the Phx area; all were performance fuels in the
$10/gallon neighborhood.  Not really much help.

Karl Wolz



|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
|On Behalf Of Todd Last
|Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 7:12 AM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Re: LVC Ethanol Use
|
|Good reason to use:
|http://pure-gas.org/
|
|
|
|On 8/31/2013 5:01 AM, David wrote:
|> Since there's been some talk on ethanol, I'd like to mention
|a recent
|> experience. I recently picked up a  non-running Passat that
|had been sitting for awhile. One of things I had to replace to
|get it running was the fuel pump, which is in the tank. When I
|pulled the pump, I found that there was no insulation on any
|of the wires, except for one piece about two inches long. I
|had never seen this before and assumed the insulation was
|eaten off because of the ethanol in the gas. Additionally, it
|seems my fuel lines on my Vanagon seem to need replacement too often.