Further to last week's discussion on winter storage, fuel treatment, etc., I came across a news release on the boatus.com website that definitely recommends storing boats with empty tanks to limit the supposed corrosive action of the new fuel mixture on older fiberglass fuel tanks. I know that the Corvette tanks are metal (as are many boat tanks), and I personally do not believe that the new gasoline is actually attacking the fiberglass tank, but rather is loosening up the multi-year accumulation of deposits that are inside any old fuel system, nonetheless it makes for interesting reading and provides food for thought. Certainly the boating industry in the northeast has been taking a real beating in the last two years with the problems all being linked to the introduction of our new ethanol mixture. Similar to the MBTE debacle, it seems as if our leaders in their unresearched pursuit of clean air have substituted one long range problem for another. The economic consequences of ethanol related engine and fuel system repair are staggering.
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Ed; not all corvette fuel tanks are metal. the c-1 and c-2 RPO tanks were fiberglass. mike -
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Can you post a link to the specifice page?
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Duke: you mean me or Ed? mikeComment
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The idiots that think MTBE, Ethanol, Methonol, etc. are cure-alls for air pollution couldn't care less about the problems of old cars. In fact they would be just as happy seeing all old cars disapppear from the roads, after all, they are gross polluters anyway. It's all political in the final analysis. It depends who is in power at the time. Liberals of course, are the worst. With Mr. Bush shooting himself in the foot with Iraq, the economy, gas prices and illegal immigation, 2008 doesn't look any too favorable for us.Comment
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Shot himself in the foot over cronyism, dishonesty, favoritism toward big contributors, failure to capture OBL, Hell, maybe liberals aren't the worst after all.Comment
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Yeah, the liberals did it. Fluoridated the water too. You know where that leads.
WRT to boats. I know the boating industry was concerned about alcohol in gasoline because old boats had old rubber fuel hoses that were attacked by alcohol. I believe that automobile fuel hoses are not so affected.Comment
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Thanks for posting that. The only Corvettes it might apply to are C2s with the 36.5 fiberglass tank.
The other thing Corvette owners should be aware of is the rubber fuel hoses, of which there are typically two - tank to pipe and pipe to fuel pump.
Most elastomers used for fuel lines have been upgraded since the early eighties when "gasohol" first showed up in some markets, and it's a good ides to replace these hoses every ten to fifteen years even if the car sees low mileage.
The pipe to fuel pump hose typically deteriorates faster since it lives in a higher temperature environment than the tank to pipe hose, and the latter will require removal of the spare tire tub on C2/3s to inspect.
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