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My lightweight would not rev this morning and at one point struggling to tick over 

The culprit a perished fuel hose

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It gets better and gungier 

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Hard piping fitted with improvised joint running champion now regards Stephen 

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11 minutes ago, smallfry said:

Look at the state of that jubilee clip 😲 Where has it been for the last 50 years ? I guess the hose is the same age ?

Looks like most things that have spent 5 years+ under a land rover to me :lol:

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6 hours ago, jeremy996 said:

As found in vodka, whiskey, wine, beer etc.

Be thankful you are not made of rubber 🙂

Increasing to 10% content in petrol this year I think ? 

Edited by steve b
To make clear I'm not referring to booze
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Weirdly I have found that fuel hose doesnt seem to last as long as it used to. Mine is on diesel as well. The old stuff that I havent needed to replace is generally fine. The newer stuff (bought as fuel hose compatible with diesel) seems to perish within 3-5 years.

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23 minutes ago, dave88sw said:

This is something that concerns me, particularly when they launch E10 this year.  What's the solution? Is there anything resistant to ethanol that will last well?

Alkylate petrol such as Aspen, especially for small engines that can't handle modern fuel. Although at four times the price of petrol - perhaps not!

Or for your V8, try aviation fuel! Some of it isn't allowed ethanol in 👍

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I think you've got to go with it ad its like fighting the tide. You can get ethanol resistant fuel lines for E10 petrol. I have also read that solder such as maybe present on some floats in carbs doesn't take well to higher concentrations of ethanol. 

Here is a link to some fuel hose. 

https://www.vehiclewiringproducts.co.uk/p-1295-rubber-fuel-hose-ethanol-resistant

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I don't know how this stuff, ordered from Beals, compare to the VWP offering, as they use different classification systems.

VWP say good for Petrol to E10 standard, Beals say 'Suitable for petrol and diesel fuel injection systems
Not suitable for Ethanol-based fuel where ethanol content is over 20%'.

I bought it for use on a diesel system.

Regards.

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