[V8] fuel tank... *sigh* does it ever end?

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

You can use it - but the ethanol attacks the tank, causing it to rust. Cars
designed for this type of fuel have plastic tanks. Actually - I think most cars
now have plastic tanks.
Ethanol also attacks some rubber parts in the fuel system, but I don't think
this is a big problem on the V8. (I could be way wrong here though) I use
ethanol blend fuel sometimes and have noticed no problems. In fact, there is
some in the tank right now.

Dave

Quoting getur at optonline.net:

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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: dsaad at icehouse.net
> Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 10:31 am
> Subject: Re: [V8] fuel tank... *sigh* does it ever end?
>
> ....snipped stuff ...
> > but it is fairly common to line old tanks
> > with some
> > sort of polymer. An upside of this method is that you could think
> > about ethanol
> > fuel blends.
> >
> *************
> Does this mean that the V8s can't take ethanol fuel blends because of the
> original tank construction?
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