Hi Everyone,
outforfun wrote:Hi Greg, I am finding your scientific research into the effects of petrol on your plastic trials fuel tank a very interesting subject......
The only real advice I could give is make sure you don't use ethanol fuel....
.....I have also been warned against using the ethanol stuff in my modern bike.
Don, your
tank would have to be much thicker than the White
one which feels like about 2 mm thick in the sides.
After a bit of thought, I decided to soak the tank in the fuel that I intend to use, BP Ultimate.
As discussed previously, E10 is really good for dissolving rust in old steel tanks but until now I have not talked about my experiments with E85. Yes the type used so sparingly in V8 Super cars:
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My theory was fairly simple, If E10 works than E85 must be 8 and a half times Better! Wro, wron, well it was a little better, maybe 10 percent but not worth the expence. Plus it came with a warning: Do not get it on your skin and Do not wash parts in It! So shaking a partly filled tank with magnetic drive bits inside to loosen and grab rusty bits is almost impossible to empty without getting it on your skin.
What do we really know about Ethanol Fuels?
Do they have separate tanks when transporting and storing or do they drain E10 out and then fill with Premium?
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If it was for human consumption, perhaps we would know more and I presume we would get extra warnings? Like how cereal packets state that they may contain traces of nuts.
Anyway, here are some photos:
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The sides have actually Bulged Out unlike my last tank that Sucked In!
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Now for the thinkers, there is something dodgy in 2 of my photos, 1 in last post and 1 here! Have you worked it out?