Wide spread use started 2006
Hi Chris
They started adding ethanol here in New Hampshire in 2006, immediately started causing problems. I first notice it the first time, filled some Canadian style Jeery cans that had always been carried on their sides in the side rack on my HUP, they had always been carried full and never leaked. Used them up at a rally, refilled them drove back to the rally and both caps were leaking. Opened them up and the gaskets in the cam lock covers were the consistency of marshmallow whip.
With in a very short time club rides and parades were being regularly interuptured with, leaky fuel lines, failed fuel pumps, plugged fuel filter. Took almost a year to get most everyone in the club to get the message. One on going problem was fuel pumps because so many pumps were and so much fuel line in the parts system. Think I replaced four mechaical fuel pumps in two years, until ethanol resistant Chevy fuel pumps started coming out.
Cheers Phil
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