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Old 10-19-2010, 11:31 PM   #303 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Nerys View Post
The plastic and rubber in these older pumps are very INTOLERANT to ethanol they can barely handle E10 if at all and even slight more than 10% and they fail.
I've owned my '59 Bel Air for 10 years now; MN has had E10 the entire time. I've not replaced, removed, or even serviced any of the fuel lines or pump. It runs perfectly.

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