Re: [AMC-List] Weird non-running issue on '82 Jeep CJ

[Mark Price <markprice242@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What the ethanol really does is "Clean" everything! It breaks down all the varnish and crud from years of sitting exposes thin metal and even strips of gunk that is the only thing sealing some rusted spots. It clogs fuel pumps and carbs and causes old cracked hoses to leak.
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Mark Price
markprice242ATadelphia.net
Morgantown, WV


---- Sandwich Maker <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> " From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> " 
> " On Thu, 16 Nov 2006, Ken Siroonian wrote:
> " 
> " > I really wonder what this new ethanol fuel 10% mix is doing to our older
> " > cars fule tanks, lines and hoses. 
> " 
> " It's eating the old hoses, for sure. New hose seems OK.
> " 
> " But I wonder, does it make water in the gas tank (condensation,
> " etc) miscible with the gas, like "dry gas" (I was once an
> " east-coastie :-)?
> 
> yes it does, though i don't think as strongly.  otoh there's a lot
> more of it in a tankful...
> 
> it could also come out of the pump pre-saturated with water.
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