Fuel cell bladder !@#$% rape!!

[Jamo]

The bladders have a limited life (just like belts, helmets, etc.)...any stamping with the mfg date on it has probably worn off.

Also...alcohol will kill the bladder, unless the bladder is specifically made to take it. Additives, octane boosters, ethanol...they well eat it.

there's no need to for the filler neck to have the webbing support since it's not really holding the fuel like the main bag (any topping off should be burned off quickly), and given the expectation that the cell bladder will be replaced on schedule.

My Butler got 20 years out of its bladder before it completely fell apart one weekend in 2002 after I threw a bunch of octane booster in for a track day. I got educated about the technology quickly after that...had to have Fuel Safe build me a custom bag to fit the weird can I had.

...which is ok since the handcut P7s from 82 starting chunking apart a month later.

Given all the crap they're putting in pump gas, unless you're racing...spend the money for a tin can and don't stop short on anyone behind you.

...just sayin

[csx4910]

Ethanol is in our Arizona gas now to " help" the air quality(load of crap) but now I have been told that greatly speeds up the degradation and also if fuel sits in it all the time(which most of us probably do) it speeds up the decay

[G-Pete]

Originally Posted by csx4910

Ethanol is in our Arizona gas now to " help" the air quality(load of crap) but now I have been told that greatly speeds up the degradation and also if fuel sits in it all the time(which most of us probably do) it speeds up the decay

This is actually a lie - Ethanol is a substitute fuel which can be mixed with gasoline (need another additive). It binds very well with water, so if you have a crook gas station owner - they can fill 1000 gallon water on a 10000 gallon delivery. Net profit $3500...one of the reasons I only fill up on very large gas stations.

Ethanol is bad for the engine especially older ones, it rots many rubber and silicone based gaskets. Even some regular plastics, which are well gasoline proof, decay under the aggressive Ethanol.

in Europe they have 4 choices on the pump - high grade - mid grade - low grade and ethanol mix. They are about to pull the mix of the market because nobody buys (exept some --- you know) that fuel. Even it is cheaper, mid grade gas is $7.56/gal nobody wants it because of the damage to the engine and bad gas mileage results.

As soon they switch to the "summer fuel" my gas mileage drops on my suburban from 18 to 15 mpg.