John Dickens did an article in CKC (about 2 years ago?) IIRC the ethanol is the villain of the piece! will eat through aluminium alloys, steel (unless stainless) and most rubber tubing (latest are spec'd for E10 it appears). Having allowed older cars to 'avoid' MOT, they are now likely to become a fire hazard! - good move by the authorities? Geoff experienced this with a fuel pipe (my apologies if that's inaccurate) and my Rickman had similar last year 2 days after it's MOT test (when all was well) a pipe started leaking as I approached the MOT centre (it was sucking in air). It's worrying that it can go from no leak to leaking in several places very quickly! Presumably the fuel I was using was E5. I shall be looking at measuring my rubber pipes and sourcing some E10 compatible ones - what to do about the other bits? Presumably E5 is half as dangerous as E10? (or is it not a 'straight line' relationship). I don't think the lower octane is an issue per se (unless it's a very old/performance car designed for higher octane) and retarding the ignition will possibly sort it - or add an octane booster. Many claims are made of additives, but I struggle to understand how an additive can diminish the effect of Ethanol without removing it - maybe leave the filler cap off? (joke) Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave English To: Quantum Owners Group Sent: Monday, August 20, 2018 7:10 PM Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: Ethanol in petrol
Thanks for the info. Survey completed. Anyone got any idea what damage this E10 fuel could actually do to an old car running on 95 octane unleaded? Dave English Q2-009 -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to quantumowners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to quantumowners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s). --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to quantumowners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. Virus-free. www.avg.com -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to quantumowners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to quantumowners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s). --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to quantumowners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
