17-11-18, 12:29 PM
(17-11-18, 12:49 AM)coffee link Wrote: [quote author=agricola link=topic=24711.msg287190#msg287190 date=1542389208]
Yes, modern petrol goes off. You may be lucky by just draining the old crap out, filling with fresh, and going for a good blast, that may clean the crud out of the carbs. I always fill up with super unleaded as no ethanol in it
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does ethanol do some damage then?
Yes. Ethanol absorbs water. Leave modern fuel in your tank for a period and the water absorbed will settle to the bottom of the tank, and rot it. Ethanol is compatable with modern internal combustion engines, they are designed to cope with it ( believe that if you wish). As a rule of thumb, any bike manufactured after, say the mid noughties, should be compatable. Befotre that, Id advise to use super unleaded every time. Ethanol rots seals and gaskets in non compatable engines. I always fill my 2009 FZ6 fazer with super
Having said this, always ask your filling station to confirm that their super is ethanol free. I once read somewhere that in the south west, that is not always the case[/quote]