Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:05 am
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Please excuse this if it has been discussed previously, but I had a poke around and couldn't find anything, so...
I saw this https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/emissions/what-is-e10-fuel-and-how-could-it-affect-you/#what-to-do-if-you-put-e10-in-an-incompatible-car rear its ugly head also in the press and decided to check it out and wondered what the implications are going to be for the future of older aircraft operating with MOGAS (I'm getting mine converted over to operate on both AVGAS/MOGAS) . It states that the ingredients of E5/10 can corrode fuel systems and engine components, I am aware (from an aviator perspective) that ethanol is not our friend, but looks this will become the 'new normal' from September in all petrol based fuel and in the future. I know which fuel at service stations near me are ethanol free, for now, but as the disappearance of leaded AVGAS over time will necessitate us to use these E rated biofuels and the consequences to our aged Lycoming/Continental engines and ancillaries are likely to be bad. If we see the disappearance of ethanol free MOGAS and AVGAS takes a dive, where are we?
I saw this https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/emissions/what-is-e10-fuel-and-how-could-it-affect-you/#what-to-do-if-you-put-e10-in-an-incompatible-car rear its ugly head also in the press and decided to check it out and wondered what the implications are going to be for the future of older aircraft operating with MOGAS (I'm getting mine converted over to operate on both AVGAS/MOGAS) . It states that the ingredients of E5/10 can corrode fuel systems and engine components, I am aware (from an aviator perspective) that ethanol is not our friend, but looks this will become the 'new normal' from September in all petrol based fuel and in the future. I know which fuel at service stations near me are ethanol free, for now, but as the disappearance of leaded AVGAS over time will necessitate us to use these E rated biofuels and the consequences to our aged Lycoming/Continental engines and ancillaries are likely to be bad. If we see the disappearance of ethanol free MOGAS and AVGAS takes a dive, where are we?