Modern fuels

[scouse]

ok guys and girls

soon many of you will be wrapping things away for winter

found this while searching about ethanol in petrol
it could come in handy
FUEL NEWS

In the last issue of the Newsletter we printed extracts from the long-awaited QinetiQ report on the effects of bio-fuel on older vehicles. As a result of FBHVC involvement there are signs of a softening of government attitude to allow the supply of E5 fuel until at least 2015 and there is a suggestion of provision of low ethanol (whatever that is) fuel for historic vehicles. It should be remembered however that our vehicles use a very small percentage of the total UK fuel sales and it may be difficult for retailers to commercially justify stocking such fuel even if the oil companies will distribute it. The Federation will continue to monitor the situation and are working with the All Party Parliamentary Historic Vehicle Group to see what can be done.

In 2010, through our trade supporter scheme, we introduced five companies to a manufacturer of a corrosion inhibitor additive for petrol. This additive should overcome many of the problems associated with the inclusion of ethanol in petrol (but not material compatibility issues, please note). One of these companies, Tetraboost, who also supply an additive for unleaded petrol, have sent us the following statement about the launch of the product in the UK.

?TetraBOOST E-Guard? has been specially formulated to give protection from potential damage caused by ethanol in petrol, except for GRP tanks and sealants. In addition it will prevent deterioration of fuel kept in a vehicle tank for several months during winter. It will be submitted to the FBHVC for testing as soon as they have the facilities prepared. The problems with ethanol have been fully explained in earlier FBHVC Newsletters and on their website. TetraBOOST E-Guard? will be supplied through retail outlets, dealing with automobile parts and accessories, in 250ml bottles sufficient for 250 litres of fuel. It will not be available direct. However, as stockists are appointed, they will be listed on the Tetraboost website www.tetraboost.com.?

The Federation hope to have the test programme up and running very soon; there have been some technical problems to overcome but we are hopeful that later this year we will be able to offer an endorsement to the products that pass the test regime.

full news letter is here

http://fbhvc.co.uk/2011/03/28/newslette ... pril-2011/

Gary T

[Olde Coney]

Well that sounds like common sense to me. Lets hope the tests are sucessful.

Obviously governments will continue to add/increase the amount of ethanol into fuel, it's apolicy that keeps the tree huggers happy and may help to halt the gradual de-frosting of polar ice caps (which has been an issue for some million years now)

To provide a handy 250ml bottle that can be used as an additive for older vehicles is an obvious solution , providing it doesn't react with tank linings, additionally it will also be a source of tax revenue

The addition of Ethanol into fuel is becoming a topic of much debate on other forums, where concerns about the running effects of this fuel (10% proposed), are being expressed in connection with fuel injection/ECU systems on modern bikes.

I personally know of a number of lads on the BMW site who have complained about these effects and the way in which their bike seems to have been affected since the addition of Ethanol.