Ethanol fuel fix?

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gsoco

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I have a few gallons of ethanol fuel in my tank - I have been told it will harm the fuel system...is there a way to counter the effects without raining the tank? Any additive I can use plus filling the rest of the tank with non-ethanol fuel? Any thoughts? Thanks!
 
gsoco said:
I have a few gallons of ethanol fuel in my tank - I have been told it will harm the fuel system...is there a way to counter the effects without raining the tank? Any additive I can use plus filling the rest of the tank with non-ethanol fuel? Any thoughts? Thanks!
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Yes. Lucas makes a fine ethanol additive. This size treats up to 25 gallons.

Lucas Safeguard Ethanol Fuel Conditioner 10670
 
Wont stop the ethanol from attaching the old rubber parts that ethanol seems to affect. Seems more like a treatment than a neutralizer of the ethanol vs. old rubber? Your victims of ethanol would be the rubber fuel lines, pump diaphragm and possibly the needle seat of the carb if its old school rubber. There is a product called Ethanol Defense that may be superior against rubber deterioration but I never tried it.
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What percent ethanol?

My unit has run 87E10 since 1999 on the same fuel system. It has never seen anything but 87E10, except the one morning she went down the track, when I put in a lil "hi-test",lol.
750DP, Mopar HO pump, regular steel 3/8 fuel line,with EFI jumpers, no inline front filter, but yes EFI canister at the back, yes on the suction side..
 
Depending on how long you plan to have the vehicle sit: I’d recommend Seafoam (basically Naptha) for short term. Stabil if you plan to keep the car parked for a long term (more than 1 year). Seafoam is usually my go to but, stabil if it’s a vehicle I don’t plan on driving for the long long term.
 
pishta said:
Wont stop the ethanol from attaching the old rubber parts that ethanol seems to affect. Seems more like a treatment than a neutralizer of the ethanol vs. old rubber? Your victims of ethanol would be the rubber fuel lines, pump diaphragm and possibly the needle seat of the carb if its old school rubber. There is a product called Ethanol Defense that may be superior against rubber deterioration but I never tried it.
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Thanks.
 
I enjoy FP videos, a little long winded but pretty good real world results. That jello is what I find in my carb under the lawn mower. I have to completely clean it out and hit it with carb cleaner to get it to start on fresh **** E10 gas. Seems that's all we can find in Kalifornia.
 
pishta said:
I enjoy FP videos, a little long winded but pretty good real world results.
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Agreed, and a lot of fun stuff on his channel (bananas as motor oil, bacon grease as motor oil, etc). His test methods are a whole hell of a lot more rigourous and scientific than many, though his sample selection is sometimes questionable. Like, okeh, we're gonna test spark plugs. I get that we can't test fifty of them, but why are we picking an Autolite, an E3, and a PulsePlug? Can we have a more grownup, less trinketty selection, please?

I saw an analysis somewhere estimating the amount of money he makes off his videos…here it is. Geeze, I'm in the wrong line of work!
 
pishta said:
I enjoy FP videos, a little long winded but pretty good real world results. That jello is what I find in my carb under the lawn mower. I have to completely clean it out and hit it with carb cleaner to get it to start on fresh **** E10 gas. Seems that's all we can find in Kalifornia.
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pishta said:
Wont stop the ethanol from attaching the old rubber parts that ethanol seems to affect. Seems more like a treatment than a neutralizer of the ethanol vs. old rubber? Your victims of ethanol would be the rubber fuel lines, pump diaphragm and possibly the needle seat of the carb if its old school rubber. There is a product called Ethanol Defense that may be superior against rubber deterioration but I never tried it.
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I let mine sit over the winter and never had anything wrong with it, just fill it when you begin driving again.
 
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