[LINK] E10

[David Boxall]

On 2/05/2012 7:22 PM, stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
> Be very careful regarding ethanol and garden etc power tools and even for
> many current motorcycles. We've just had both the mower&  whipper-snipper
> severly stuffed by ONE use of E10 (10% ethanol). This disolved fuel lines
> and rubber o-rings and gaskets. By using plastic glue instead of rubber o
> rings, and by replacing gaskets and all the fuel lines today I've finally
> got them both going again, but it was a *major* pain. Fuel lines etc just
> fall apart, after only one load. The town service station has now stopped
> selling just E10 fuel but for unsuspecting locals here the damage is done.
> ...
Thanks Stephen,

Anecdotally, some plastic fuel tanks react badly to even small amounts 
of ethanol. The risk is of a _really_ hot time in the old town.

This is old-time neighbours-over-the back-fence stuff. I hadn't seen or 
heard anything from other sources, so discounted it. Evidently, I need 
to reconsider.

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