Ethanol Blended Fuels!

[Airhead]

I read something interesting today

http://www.groups.tr-register.co.uk/wessex/ethanol-update.html

so in 2013 I'm gonna be using this in the old DT

http://www.millersoils.co.uk/automotive/tds-automotive.asp?prodsegmentID=911&sector=Classics

[wild foamy]

my car runs on LPG, try adding ethanol to THAT.

just out of interest, how much does that fuel additive cost and who makes it?, i cant help but feel a bit suspicious about this, sounds like another way for some government puppeteered chemical company to get their sticky fingers on my wallet.

[DirtyDT]

LINKY

[Airhead]

my car runs on LPG, try adding ethanol to THAT.

just out of interest, how much does that fuel additive cost and who makes it?, i cant help but feel a bit suspicious about this, sounds like another way for some government puppeteered chemical company to get their sticky fingers on my wallet.

should have gone to specsavers

[paulrever]

I read about this here;

http://125ccbikeclub.awardspace.co.uk/servicing.htm#Ethanol in Petrol Warning

Seems to be Bad stuff.

Although, the sooner it comes the better, then you'll know at the pump what you're putting in.

Pumps are to indicate that there's 10%E.

[Sacha]

Um, this is probably a dumb question, but were my DT (1976) or G7S (1972) designed for leaded fuel? I hadn't even thought of that. Should I be using the additive? I think I'll be checking the ethanol content from now on. Thanks!

[paulrever]

http://www.righttoride.co.uk/2012/11/14/ethanol-usa/

Look's like you got 15%, Sacha

[Sacha]

Ya, I checked at my usual station tonight too and they have 10%.

[Cynic]

Dont worry about the lead sasha its only the donkey engines that need it for the valves. Just fouls the plug on a smoker.

[Sacha]

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="Cynic" data-cid="198621" data-time="1356342666"><p>

Dont worry about the lead sasha its only the donkey engines that need it for the valves. Just fouls the plug on a smoker.</p></blockquote>

Awesome! Thanks!

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I read something interesting today

http://www.groups.tr-register.co.uk/wessex/ethanol-update.html

so in 2013 I'm gonna be using this in the old DT

http://www.millersoils.co.uk/automotive/tds-automotive.asp?prodsegmentID=911&sector=Classics

There isnt any ethanol in Super at the moment thats what I put in my RD.

[flyday58]

Um, this is probably a dumb question, but were my DT (1976) or G7S (1972) designed for leaded fuel? I hadn't even thought of that. Should I be using the additive? I think I'll be checking the ethanol content from now on. Thanks!

I asked about ethanol fuels raising combustion temps in my heat seize tread. I'm pretty sure it is part of my and other people's problems in this area. On the Air-Cooled RD forum they speak of casualties at every event due to heat seize. I just didn't realize ethanol was being used to save the UK as well. Sacha, check with your bike shops, I'm sure someone around your area sells non-ethanol fuel. There's even a BP station down the street from me who carries it. At a mark-up, of course. I'm also in the camp with those that say tinkering with the jetting helps a lot with problems with the new fuel formulas, even if you are able to get non-ethanol fuel. Good thread, OGOAB.

[wild foamy]

i feel an experiment coming on, running a DT50 on pump fuel vs. fuel with ethanol removed

[neversaydie]

There's some interesting reading on the subject.

I've come across this

http://www.groups.tr-register.co.uk/wessex/ethanol-update.html

Scroll to the bottom of the page, for the list of Ethanol free filling stations

I'm gonna try em for a few weeks

[Airhead]

did you come across that in pos #1 ?

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[neversaydie]

I'm embarrassed

I knew I'd seen it somewhere before

Damn this memo

[bennyboy1]

petrol has been bought in recent years without much thought

we put our trust in individual service stations to have clean tanks and our only choice is whether to have super unleaded or standard unleaded..

now we are going to have to keep an eye on the pumps to see what we are putting in

just like the old days

I used to run my bikes on 2 star. and my car on either 4 or 5 star

the car would not run on 2 star very well ( toyota celica )

looks like we are going back to having a choice of pumps again !!!

[neversaydie]

I'm embarrassed

I knew I'd seen it somewhere before

Damn this memo

ry loss

[Airhead]

ry loss