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ethanol in gasoline??????????
Goat:
--- Quote from: BDI on February 18, 2010, 05:23:00 PM ---It's funny when someone brings me a bike and says it wont run. I ask how old the gas is ? they say three weeks :x i say the fuel is bad and fuel system needs cleaning.
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That is the reason I quit working at the shops. People bring junk in and say it wont run. It's generally their lack of maintenance or stupidity.
Neighbors yell at me for my truck all the time cuz I let it warm up for 10 minutes before I drive it. It's kinda loud but I have had a lot louder lol. I tell them "I take care of my stuff you should do the same" they just complain and walk away.
Motorrad:
recently lost a bultaco motor to the new alc fuels here In. Cal. They are the only thig that has changed in my routine with it In The past 18 years I have had it. Cyl, mains rusted ..... It sat more than it got run but never had this issue before the fuel.
Also on my cross country ride 2years ago. Has the corn fuel back east make the needle and seat in my ktm (think it swelled it) not seal. Had to moderate the fuel with the pedcock for the length of Oklahoma.
When it first hit. It melted alot of the nylon fuel filter screens I was running on my atv's to the point where they wouldn't pass fuel.
Also melted the float in the carb on my 1936 ford.
If I dig deep I'm sure I can come up with more problems I have had with d**n ca fuel
I have now rejetted all my bikes to run on 100LL avgas . No alc, nice stability. Won't atract moisture, and smells pretty to boot.
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