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Originally Posted by Deschodt
Is this possibly a little overblown ? I agree the crap seems to cause havoc with my rarely used generator carb, but I have 2 oldies from 1972 and they've been running on 10% ethanol (and 91 octane only) for 10yrs now and.... nothing... at all.
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I think it’s overblown. Some rubber deteriorates in gasohol, but not all. The problem is knowing what is at risk and what isn’t. The forward fuel line (from the tank to the steel line that runs to the engine bay) on my ‘65 VW dissolved, but the ones from the steel line to the fuel pump and from the pump to the carb weren’t bothered at all.
I am very much against using corn to make ethanol. The way they farm it to get huge yields tears the hell out of the soil and they dump tons of poisons and fertilizers on the earth. It can’t be good in the long run. We may need that soil to grow food one day - if they haven’t ruined it.
Plus, I hate to see all those subsidies going for the benefit of ADM, Cargil, and Monsanto.