Cautionary Pictures

PostPost by: sabbot » Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:29 pm

In case there was any doubt about modern fuels (at least in California) not playing nicely with old rubber I’ve attached a couple of pictures of what I discovered after investigating a strong fuel smell in my +2. The filler connector had been used previously but was in outwardly good condition when installed during rebuild ~18 months ago.
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PostPost by: Brock » Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:17 am

Ugh.

I just checked pure-gas.org for San Diego, and it's not good.

You could move.
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PostPost by: sabbot » Fri Mar 18, 2022 6:26 am

Yep; lots of sunshine, IPA and fish tacos but not a lot of options for fuel….
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