Ethanol Fuel.....

[Adrian]

Here in the Phoenix, Aridzona area, we've had E10, or 10% ethanol content fuel since 1994, I personally have not seen any issues with the vehicles that I have due to ethanol in the fuel .

Hi just wanted to clarify this with you. When you say "vehicles" I assume you mean your bikes. I'm happy to just use whatever is available so long as I can trust it not to damage my Beemer. Thanks.....

[tvrla]

That's what we're saying - we haven't seen anything bad come of it besides higher gas prices, less power and worse gas mileage ...as if that's not enough.

[Bob_Roller]

I don't know if other countries other than the US, had MTBE (methyl-tertiary-butyl-ether) added to the fuel supply as an oxygenating agent in the mid '90's, but word was that it was going to destroy rubber fuel system components in older vehicles .

I have not heard anything about this either, MTBE has since been removed from use, as it was found in underground water samples, from leaking storage tanks at fuel stations, pipelines, etc......

I was born and raised in the Chicago area, 5% ethanol was added to the fuel back in the mid '70's and continued until I left there in '93, never saw a problem with fuel system rubber components failing prematurely .

Progress isn't it a wonderful thing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Adrian]

Okay thanks guys - when the inevitable happens here I'll have confidence to use it .....

[darrylri]

It may also cause premature death to carb diaphragms -- bad news for those with the flattop Bings.

Darryl

Why only bad news for flat top Bings. I would have thought all OEM diaphragms were the same rubber type.

Exactly so, but with the flat tops, the diaphragm is only available with a new slide.

[darrylri]

E15, great, haven't the green-weenies driven up food prices enough turning all that corn into gasahol?  Now they want to skim off a few million more bushels that could have went into my corn-flakes!

It's not the "green-weenies" -- they hate it too, for just that reason.  You can thank ADM and all the legislators from the corn states, who love the subsidies and the resulting higher prices for corn.

[Dizerens5]

Darryl's post about diaphragms does not apply to UK. I bought a pair for my flat tops from Motorworks recently. They installed on the slides with no trouble.