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Thanks Dick for the thought. I looked at that. My crossover is actually steel tubing! Must have been a chore bending that and getting it in but am glad the PO did.
How good are the fittings?
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Thanks Dick for the thought. I looked at that. My crossover is actually steel tubing! Must have been a chore bending that and getting it in but am glad the PO did.
The middle part of the U.S. has a tremendous amount of farm land that produces corn, soy beans or wheat. Corn can be ready to pick in a few months. The refineries take a gallon of sub grade gas which is either 84 or85 octane ,add 10% ethanol to the mix and you end up with an 87 octane. The ethanol works as an octane booster. When the push to use ethanol got a good head of steam managers like myself attended meetings telling us why the blend was being done and also the reduction and tax credits available to distributors and consumers. There is a plant just east of Dayton that is a large producer of ethanol. Farmers make money, ethanol plants make money and the consumer saves money. There are also other reasons that government agencies like it. Pump price has bumped up right now since the refineries have to have all winter blend fuel out and by the first of the month we have to be selling summer grade fuel. This resulted in some shortages which runs prices up. Check out oxygenated fuels for the reasons why the two blends. None of the refinery terminals in Ohio have non ethanol gas for highway fuel. They do have what is called "recreational gas" which has no ethanol and has an entirely different tax base. It's not legal to use on the road for excise tax reasons. That could result in tax problems for the seller and the consumer.
I'm sure many have seen the Rock Auto commercials on TV about the counter person at auto parts. That says a lot. If it sells then they stock it and make a profit. Just don't mention the specs that Barry mentioned because they probably won't have any idea what you're talking about.
Keep in mind that I said they start with a sub grade gas that is either an 84 or 85 octane. If you lived in Ohio you would learn to live with E 10 since there is nothing else available. Non ethanol road gas is not available at any Ohio fuel terminals. You will find some stores close to the Kentucky border along the Ohio river that pull non ethanol gas out of the Marathon terminal in Ashland but very few do it due to tax issues and net versus gross gallons. I had a conversation with the one coal mine near us that I sell fuel to and the conversation swung into pricing. Thirty years ago the same buyer used to pound on me about 25 cent off road diesel and gas close to a dollar per gallon. We have seen gas prices climb recently due to refinery turn around and the switch to summer blend gas. Todays E 10 gas price is up to $2.59 per gallon.E10? Ethanol is more costly to refine, vehicle gas mileage goes down, corn prices go up, and its heavily subsidized by the taxpayers. What's to like, unless you're a farmer collecting a big check?
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Doug Jennings used the copper /nickel when he installed the fuel line on the Harrington. He used ethanol proof hose to connect the line to both sides of the electric pump. The C/N will bend so easy and go where you want it. Reg Hahn in Cincinnati used a stainless one piece fuel line made by Bob's Brake Line in West Chester on his Harrington. I won't go into how many days it took to install it. Stainless doesn't bend too well.I'd be careful with copper Bill, the vibration can harden it and eventually lead to cracking. You would probably be better off with that copper/nickel blend tubing they use for non rusting brake lines. The added nickel is supposed to cure the problems pure copper can have.
I replaced the crossover line some years ago with a metal line but before I installed it I covered it with a rubberized coating so it would not rattleI bought a 25 foot roll at Advance Auto Parts and Doug said the same thing about being easy to work with. He was able to easily bend and push it where he wanted and lay it against the body. It's clamped in place by the tabs on the body. It makes for a very nice installation.