Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 08:32:09 -0600 (CST) From: David Scheidt <dscheidt@enteract.com> To: cjclark@home.com Cc: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, Alex Zepeda <jazepeda@pacbell.net>, Olaf Hoyer <ohoyer@fbwi.fh-wilhelmshaven.de>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Great American Gas Out Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.96.1000308080800.52937D-100000@shell-1.enteract.com> In-Reply-To: <20000307213615.A73820@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>
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On Tue, 7 Mar 2000, Crist J. Clark wrote: > > Anyway, one would expect that oxygenated fuels would be no worse if > not easier on most hoses and seals (organic polymers) since they would > tend to be more hydrophilic. However, it does strongly depend on the > exact composition of the polymer. But at present with oxygenated fuels > common, I would imagine engineers take them into account and choose > materials accordingly, which makes the point moot. Here's a press Oxygenated fuel is really nasty to some seals, gaskets, and the like. I went through a shocking number of carb rebuild kits in my Land-Rover until I found a supplier who had one made with oxygenated fuel resistant bits. David To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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