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

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: 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.

iirc from my chem days, it can even attack zinc - as in galvanizing.
dunno what it'd do with tinplate, as gas tank steel frequently was.

it's not only a good solvent, it can also encourage the formation of
mild acids with the water and gasoline.

as for gasohol's newness, we had it here in the early '80s.
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