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Old 08-10-2013, 11:12 AM   #62 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
A few years ago I dropped the metal gas tank from the Tempo to change the fuel pump. I've been running E85 and various blends of ethanol, never less than E10, since I owned the thing starting in 2000. That gas tank looked absolutely spotless inside, no corrosion, no goop, no dirt.
Was referring to the cylinder head and piston, and it only corrodes aluminum etc.
Wonder how your fuel tank would fare when it is made of aluminum and heated up to over 200°C repeatedly

The corrosion thing cannot be that much of an issue or we'd know about it.
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