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engine wont keep goin

My car is 27 years old carb serviced every year oil change and new oil filter
And plugs and points serviced and changed everything six months and its been reliable and has never let me down always starts first turn of the key.
 
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Bobthestug said:
Maintenance is the key!
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YES VERY TRUE Bob as i have our car seviced every yr with the mot bein done but i havnt heard from my neighbour yet so wheather his mower is sorted or not dont know but i'll leave it a few day as they both penshioners an i dont like to disburb them
CHRIS
 
Tim Marlow said:
Don’t think we can get that Rick. UK unleaded petrol is standardised at E5 (5% ethanol) and the newer E10 (10% ethanol) which will probably become the only one available in a few years. We can get synthetic from certain garden equipment suppliers, but that is about four times the price……
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That's a shame Tim.........my wife has run both in her Subaru Tribeca and she gets between 1.5 and 2 miles per gal. better gas mileage with the Ethanol free fuel. Based on that I would think it has to be kinder and gentler to the internal combustion engine. ;) Rick H.
 
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Mini Me said:
That's a shame Tim.........my wife has run both in her Subaru Tribeca and she gets between 1.5 and 2 miles per gal. better gas mileage with the Ethanol free fuel. Based on that I would think it has to be kinder and gentler to the internal combustion engine. ;) Rick H.
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HI Rick 1.5 to 2 miles per gal is that right ?
chris
 
boatman said:
HI 570 NO PROBS but is it on utube as this story takes some beleiveing i think this is one of your wind up post ? lol
chris
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No wind up Chris...
In 1994, Alvin Straight aged 73, rode his sit on mower 260 miles from Laurens, Iowa to Mount Zion in Wisconsin to visit his estrangled brother who had suffered a stroke......
 
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spanner570 said:
No wind up Chris...
In 1994, Alvin Straight aged 73, rode his sit on mower 260 miles from Laurens, Iowa to Mount Zion in Wisconsin to visit his estrangled brother who had suffered a stroke......
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SORRY Ron i dint read it proberly i thought you said that bloke traveled at 260 mph lol
chris (duh)
 
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HI GUYS yea you all right it was white gunge in in the carb so hes gonna get it servided

chris
 
Would strongly suggest he has the tank cleaned inc fuel lines plus either replace the fuel filter or fit one
 
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Bobthestug said:
Would strongly suggest he has the tank cleaned inc fuel lines plus either replace the fuel filter or fit one
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WELL Bob i think he will get that done in his service but cheers for the idea an i will tell him
ATB CHRIS
 
I have heard that because of bio fuels, a sludge can be found in the fuel tank especially if not used much
 
Yeah Chris, that is quite an improvement in mileage.......that's why I pay the little bit extra for Ethanol free fuel, it saves money in the long run. Glad to hear your neighbor got it sorted with the mower. Rick H.
 
There are a good few videos on You Tube on how to remove ethanol from petrol. Looks quite easy. Maybe a little risky but I think most know that petrol is something to be careful with.
 
Ian M said:
There are a good few videos on You Tube on how to remove ethanol from petrol. Looks quite easy. Maybe a little risky but I think most know that petrol is something to be careful with.
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I've seen them and as the owner of a couple of classic cars was quite interested, but then I thought, I've paid for that ethanol ! I know, tight......
 
Ian M said:
There are a good few videos on You Tube on how to remove ethanol from petrol. Looks quite easy. Maybe a little risky but I think most know that petrol is something to be careful with.
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Not sure that’s a particularly good idea Ian. Apart from the obvious safety concerns, ethanol is one of the additives used to reduce pinking in an engine so minimises damage. In addition, modern car injector control systems are designed to work with ethanol mix petrol. E10 produces about ten percent less CO2 per unit volume burned than ethanol free petrol. Removing the ethanol will cause the engine management system to work inefficiently when trying to control emissions, in turn reducing engine power and decreasing engine life.
Seems like the petrol head equivalent of the anti vax movement to me!
 
colin m said:
I've seen them and as the owner of a couple of classic cars was quite interested, but then I thought, I've paid for that ethanol ! I know, tight......
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Not tight….sensible! Your classics are designed to run on leaded fuel. Ethanol reduces pre ignition, much like lead did. By leaving the ethanol in you are protecting your classic engines.
 
Always found that unleaded is rubbish if left for a few months (even had it form a 'film' on/in jets in carbs) not so much degrading, more leaving deposits in carbs, have had to replace one lawnmower carb complete, and replace all fuel lines/plastic parts on strimmers.
 
GerryW said:
Always found that unleaded is rubbish if left for a few months (even had it form a 'film' on/in jets in carbs) not so much degrading, more leaving deposits in carbs, have had to replace one lawnmower carb complete, and replace all fuel lines/plastic parts on strimmers.
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The deposits are the unleaded petrol degrading Gerry. Some of the components (petrol is a relatively crude mixture of hydrocarbons) oxidise and become insoluble.
After my interest was piqued by this thread I’ve read around the subject. The advice for unleaded fuel is that its best used with an additive in garden machinery because it degrades in storage. Unleaded also absorbs moisture when stored which makes starting the engine harder and harder. Briggs and Stratton, amongst others, make an additive specifically for this purpose. The additive can extend storage times for fuel by up to three years. Without the additive storage time is limited to four to six months. This advice is repeated on several manufacturers websites
From a personal viewpoint whatever we have left at the end of the season goes into Sue’s car. forg two years ago and have half a can of petrol water than is no good to man nor beast. :loudly-crying: I will have to change my system soon though as she’s buying a diesel, so from next year I’m using an additive :surprised:
It isn’t an issue when unleaded petrol is used in cars, by the way, because the petrol is used relatively quickly.
 
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