Ethanol is a solvent. Therefore it will eat things like lines etc. There's fuel hose out there that is alcohol resistant but it will clean the fuel system. I'd think after a month or two your fuel system would be very clean by now. Are you using the small plastic filters? I use a Fram canister style disposable filter and haven't had any issues. The biggest one I've had with Ethanol is jetting. 1/2 step on the idles and 1/2 to a full step on the mains has been required for me. On Tue, 2007-09-04 at 09:42 -0700, Jeff Bednar wrote: > yeah i had the same problem on my 67 bug, the dual 48 webber carbs > kept gumming up with crap and back firing and not wanting to run > right, but the inside the fuel tank looked clean. finally we figured > out that it was the ethanol which is actually a "detergent" and it was > freaking cleaning out my 40 year gas lines. i installed 3 fuel filters > inline and have been changing them about once every 2 months, no > problems since then. but it's a pain in the ass. > > -jeff > > if i get a new clutch put in my bug i'm going to be at the swarm on > sat! > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Christopher Dirksen <cajun-eskimo@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tuesday, September 4, 2007 10:54:33 AM > Subject: [tcb] Re: Productive Weekend for a Change > > > > This 10% ethanol is damaging gas tanks across America , the local car > show radio guy is getting tons of calls about the problem. Mark O - > Mark and I blew air back through the gas line into the tank as some > metal partially blocked the tank filter and some of the gunk got into > the carb. I Just wanted to give ya’ll a heads up on this potential > problem, really bad for a forty year old tank. > > > > Cajun Eskimo > > > > > > Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 10:23:35 -0500 > > From: evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [tcb] Re: Productive Weekend for a Change > > > > Well, my oldest son and I finally got the fuel tank in. In a DC the > neck is awfully shallow but after some welding on the neck (new piece) > and a few water tests... No leaks.. > > > > I also rejetted the carbs and recurved the MSD distributor. Note: If > you have an MSD in your bus, recurve it. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > >From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Sent: Sep 4, 2007 7:47 AM > > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >Subject: [tcb] Re: Productive Weekend for a Change > > > > > >Long weekends are great huh? > > >I actually got a lot of stuff done also. > > >Sure do wish every weekend was a long weekend. > > > > > >wuzmop@xxxxxxx said: > > >> > > >> I got both my bug and bus in one piece for the first time in what > seems > > >> like ages. > > >> > > >> > > >> I bled and adjusted the brakes on the bug, did some tuning up on > it. > > >> > > >> > > >> I replaced the tranny mounts on the bus. What an ass whip that > turned out > > >> to be, then I reinstalled the interior that had to be completely > removed > > >> to fix the hatch hinges last month. I'm sore as crap today. > > >> > > >> > > >> > ________________________________________________________________________ > > >> Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL > Mail! - > > >> http://mail.aol.com > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live > Spaces. It's easy! Try it! > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: > mail, news, photos & more.