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Title: E10 petrol consultation - less carbon, more ethanol than fuels currently on sale Post by: Tony oily bike on March 15, 2020, 12:06:17 PM Prob worth a read for those who run 'older' / 'historic' vehicles.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51731757 https://fbhvc.co.uk/news/article/e10-fuels-consultation-fbhvc-position-statement Title: Re: E10 petrol consultation - less carbon, more ethanol than fuels currently on sale Post by: Manky Monkey on March 15, 2020, 12:27:51 PM I know you can buy PTFE lined fuel hose, which is Ethanol proof, but carb needles & plastic floats could be a problem
Title: Re: E10 petrol consultation - less carbon, more ethanol than fuels currently on sale Post by: BikerGran on March 15, 2020, 08:51:22 PM Yup, ethanol causes plastic to expand - a lot of people whose bikes tanks were plastic had problems with it some years ago.
Title: Re: E10 petrol consultation - less carbon, more ethanol than fuels currently on sale Post by: Manky Monkey on March 15, 2020, 09:01:58 PM I think the Holly carb on my truck has plastic floats & possibly rubber or nylon tipped needles. I guess if I'm keeping it permanently & not building anything else, I could swap the carb for something Ethanol safe, but it's going to put a lot of people off the road
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