Odd things... By scooter12 (Read 1,068 times)

[scooter12]

Now I got to reading articles on ethanol.. They claims ethanol dries out rubber and plastic parts. Now I was thinking, I had to replace a vacuum hose, not to long ago. It was soft rubber when I placed it on the scooter, last year. Now is was hard like plastic and this puzzled me. It kept coming off the vacuum line on carb. so I replaced it. Well, this is what occures with ethanol too. We all been adding 90% gasoline and 10% ethanol to our scooters.

I been thinking of another parts.. The EGR line and canister melted this past summer. I assumed it must have caught fire, but after reading ethanol articles, well the rubber and plastic could have been melted these parts.. It is known to melt plastic and rubber parts.

I switched to 91 octane, because in Missouri, 91 octane is ethanol free gasoline.

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[jct842]

that is the only reason I can see to switch to 91 and that is a super good one.

a lot of people hate using ether, I use it. I doubt if a squirt of ether is any where as bad as burning crapahol as your main fuel all the time.

one other thing some people use for gas and vacuum lines is tygon tubing. heat and gas turn it rock hard quick. there is some soft silicone rubber hoses that hobby shops and small engine shops have that is clear enough to see gas in it. some has a blue tint. that stuff is great to use if you want to see thru it. john

[kz1000st]

I've been running ethanol in my scooter for three and a half years. I still have the original fuel and vacuum lines and fuel filter. No problems yet. Of course who sourced it originally from China counts alot. One problem I've had with the stuff is glop in the carbs, evidenced by sticking floats, periodically in some of my Japanese equipment. A splash of fuel system cleaner seems to clear it out.

[scooter12]

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.Within the past several years I have been listening to literally hundreds of people complaining about their new small engine equipment, both 2-cycle and 4-cycle, chain saws, weed eaters, blowers, generators, pressure washers, lawn mowers, etc. breaking down and costing them big money to either repair or replace.

In most cases these products were supposed to be under warranty, but the warranties were voided because of improper gasoline or gasoline mix that caused the damages.

According to many manufacturing experts, the main problem is now being referred to as an ethanol issue and is directly related to the gasoline companies using ethanol to literally thin down our gasoline for more profits.

As of January 2009 there are no small engines, including motorcycles, ATVs, or scooters that will operate efficiently on the gasoline/ethanol mixture we are getting at the pumps without major internal engine damages that we will have to pay for.

Major manufacturers have started releasing lists of some of the symptoms and problems of ethanol contamination, including poor performance, overheating, foul smell when operating, permanent internal engine damages and a host of other problems that will no longer be covered under warranty regardless of how new the product is.

Both small engines and most of the automobiles on the road today are designed for unleaded gasoline only, and not ethanol. The problems we are experiencing are not our fault but lie squarely with the gasoline companies.


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My scooter was idling a bit rougher.. Sounding bad, but it still started on one turnover of the engine, so I knew it was not a valve adjustment.. I added half a tank of 91 octane, which stopped the pinging. I have been riding for 4 years- my scooter is in good condition- always replacing worn parts and doing little things to it.

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[Bashan]

Dec 25, 2011 21:31:54 GMT -6 scooter12 said:

Major manufacturers have started releasing lists of some of the symptoms and problems of ethanol contamination including foul smell when operating.

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That's odd, my wife accuses me of that also.

Anyway, great post Scooter 12 and thanks for the link. One thing I've been trying to figure out is why your pollution apparatus failed and melted. Whether it was a PAIR or EGR it shouldn't have unburnt fuel passing through it. The PAIR uses air pulsed into the hot exhaust gases and the EGR uses exhaust gases recirculated into the combustion chamber. My Fashion has a pollution valve off of the exhaust that gets so hot there's a heat shield inside the plastic protecting the body. I could see how that could fail and cause damage upstream. Maybe something like that happened to your scooter. In any event, I agree ethanol is better on ice than passing through a vehicle of any kind. Rich

[Alleyoop]

HAHAHA!! you got to stop eating beans RICH
Alley

[scooter12]

Alleyoop,
Great joke!!! I am not just farten around here... putt, putt, putt lol