tricky
Registered User
No problem Kev.
There's quite a lot I think I understand about ethanol and its effects....however from my point of view I have absolutely no problem with running E10 once the tuning is tweaked to suit (Obviously rubber fuel lines and the like should be of an age post 2002 if possible).
My personal concern is long term storage of E10 due to the ethanol absorbing water from the atmosphere via the air vents...apparently once the water content is greater than 5%, then the water content doesn't remain in suspension anymore (its the water and oxygen in the fuel that then cause the corrosion of soft metals btw), hence me having a 'control sample' sitting on my shelf in a jar. In summary until I understand how long it can take to separate which clearly at the moment is months, I'll make sure I winterise the bike on E5 or better.
Belt and braces would be Aspen fuel, but that's £40 a gallon!
Apologies for boring you all.
There's quite a lot I think I understand about ethanol and its effects....however from my point of view I have absolutely no problem with running E10 once the tuning is tweaked to suit (Obviously rubber fuel lines and the like should be of an age post 2002 if possible).
My personal concern is long term storage of E10 due to the ethanol absorbing water from the atmosphere via the air vents...apparently once the water content is greater than 5%, then the water content doesn't remain in suspension anymore (its the water and oxygen in the fuel that then cause the corrosion of soft metals btw), hence me having a 'control sample' sitting on my shelf in a jar. In summary until I understand how long it can take to separate which clearly at the moment is months, I'll make sure I winterise the bike on E5 or better.
Belt and braces would be Aspen fuel, but that's £40 a gallon!
Apologies for boring you all.