<VV> Ethanol watchout

[Grant Young]

The underground tanks used to be metal or have fiberglass in them. That is why they are now all required to be replaced at the owner's expense with some super dooper 3-4 layer quizmos.

-----Original Message-----
>From: J R Read_HML <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
>Sent: Apr 30, 2008 10:56 PM
>To: Grant Young <gyoungwolf at earthlink.net>, virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> Ethanol watchout
>What material is used for modern day underground tanks at gas stations?  Is it not fiberglass?  Or some material quite similar.
>Later, JR
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Grant Young" <gyoungwolf at earthlink.net>
>To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 9:15 PM
>Subject: <VV> Ethanol watchout
>Just read a news article about boat owners who were finding that their fiberglass fuel tanks were slowly being eaten away by ethanol laced gas. They were rebuilding carbs and cleaning injectors and lines without determining the cause of the rapid deterioration until an owner's tank failed on the trailer (luckily, if that can be said), and then another, and another, etc. The article went on to say that users should be on the lookout for other long term affects on other materials in their vehicles. I guess this might mean you don't want to spill any on a fiberglass part or repaired area, or possibly have it in contact with the fumes?