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10-09-2007, 06:27 PM | #1 | ||
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I pulled out the mower this morning, after recent rain made the grass grow a little. Last time I used the mower, it still had fuel in the tank, and the fuel 'dipstick' has been soaking in the 2-stroke fuel for months.
The 'dipstick' on the old Victor is made of a clear plastic or acrylic, and seems to have been dissolving, or breaking down. Has anyone else seen this sort of thing? I was wondering if it's a higher solvent level in the fuel sold now... |
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10-09-2007, 06:37 PM | #2 | ||
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lol, wtf?
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10-09-2007, 06:58 PM | #3 | ||
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Where did you buy the fuel? Wasnt there some thing about serovs/suppliers thinning fuel with 'thinners' or similar type things that are cheaper than fuel?
Wasnt thinners, but something equally disturbing anyway. |
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10-09-2007, 07:00 PM | #4 | ||
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Fuel was bought from the local Shell servo, mixed with 2stroke oil purchased from the same place.
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10-09-2007, 07:04 PM | #5 | |||
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Doesnt sound good anyway. There might be another reason for it, i just remember seeing some whoopla about servos thinning petrol with less than, well petrol. |
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10-09-2007, 07:11 PM | #6 | |||
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If you're on the northside, don't fill up on Old Northern Road, then... This mower has seen at least 20 years service, strange it's never happened before! |
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10-09-2007, 07:12 PM | #7 | ||
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Too much Ethanol ? High levels of Ethanol will eat plastic.
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I'm wondering if any parts of the car's fuel system might have been affected :( |
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10-09-2007, 07:28 PM | #9 | |||
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10-09-2007, 08:11 PM | #10 | ||
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wow. ..... that is bad.
wander what it does to plastic parts in the car fuel system, like filters and seals.
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10-09-2007, 10:26 PM | #11 | |||
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Some servos have also sometimes been caught illegally diluting their fuel with drums of toluene and hexane/hexene. These are both normal fuel additives but reduce the servos fuel cost and cause problems when the amount used is increased above normal levels. Toluene is also an octane booster so is also sometime added to counter poor fuel performance when water gets into the servos storage tanks.
see http://www.openroad.com.au/motoring_..._fuelguide.asp Quote:
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10-09-2007, 10:47 PM | #12 | |||
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and http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/HansArt.nsf/448b6decbe0283adca2571e1001663bb/ca256d11000bd3aaca2568e000162d84!OpenDocument
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10-09-2007, 10:49 PM | #13 | |||
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Not good for your Ford either ttp://c-store.net.au/magazine/archive/2000/fuel.html:
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10-09-2007, 10:51 PM | #16 | ||
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That will be the thing I was talking about Id say.
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11-09-2007, 08:12 PM | #17 | |||
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Unfortunately, I've used up all the fuel from the mower tin yesterday. I'll be watching my 'fuel gauge' to see if it keeps on dissolving over the next few months. |
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13-09-2007, 08:39 AM | #18 | ||
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My guess too would be ethanol mixed with the heat of being in a shed for a long period of time and the fuel tank making a Humidity Chamber. Fuel actually has a bout a 90 day shelf life and then it detiorates rapidly. Another thought just passed my mind, if you used an E10 fuel, perhaps the fuel or normal petrolium part has evepaorated leaving the ethanol percentage much higher.
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13-09-2007, 08:49 AM | #19 | ||
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We have seen that happen to a victa. And it was the ethanol blended fuel that it was running on. United sell it PLUS ULP 95 octane. I wouldnt suggest you use it in the victa. I use it in my cars all the time because its cheaper, haven't had any problem but its disturbing in the victa.
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