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    From the things I've heard and seen, ethanol can attack certain plastic and rubber parts used in the fuel system of older vehicles, degrading them to the point of failure and subsequent leaking or seizing as in fuel caps...The water retention issues really only have serious consequences with two-stroke engines causing them to run hot and seize. Let the debate begin!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scott Larson View Post
    From the things I've heard and seen, ethanol can attack certain plastic and rubber parts used in the fuel system of older vehicles, degrading them to the point of failure and subsequent leaking or seizing as in fuel caps...
    Think methanol has anything to do with my fuel cap seizing up on my other truck???

    Also, I'd switched over to regular 87 after I'd recently read I could use it instead of 91 or 92...so had been running 87 for a few weeks before it seized up.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by VX KAT View Post
    Think methanol has anything to do with my fuel cap seizing up on my other truck???

    Also, I'd switched over to regular 87 after I'd recently read I could use it instead of 91 or 92...so had been running 87 for a few weeks before it seized up.....
    As I had stated in that other thread, yes I do... But then, it's just my two cents worth, which isn't much.

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