Why? If it affects rubbers hoses and gaskets, shouldn't it be cause for concern? Also, alcohol has less energy per gallon, so you consume more, and get lower MPG as a result. I've never understood the desire to run alcohol. It costs more to produce, reduces MPG, so you have to use more to go the same distance, negating any positive impact you may get when blending it with gasoline.
I used to race go-karts. I ran methanol and after every race we'd have to run WD-40 through the engine, otherwise it would ruin the innards. It attracts moisture, it left deposits on filters and ruined regular rubber hose, we had to run a clear plastic hose, not rubber. Without the WD-40, you'd get nowhere fast the next race.
Clarification - we'd only do the WD-40 treatment at the end of the race day, not after each race in the day.
Not really, since they haven't used real rubber in fuel systems for decades. And if you have such a vehicle, those items would need to be replace with neoprene components.
I've never understood the desire to run alcohol. It costs more to produce, reduces MPG, so you have to use more to go the same distance, negating any positive impact you may get when blending it with gasoline.
That is all correct. It's a bunch of left-wing political hocus-pocus...we have enough oil and natural gas to produce gasoline for hundreds of years.
The only common sense is; it's no where near as horrible as MTBE, the previous toxic anti-knock agent, which also made gasoline water-soluble.
“I used to race go-karts. I ran methanol “
hmmmm. So methanol made you go faster?