Re: Oxygenated Gas & Model A's

Posted by Mike Flanagan on October 23, 1997 at 10:56:29

In Reply to: Oxygenated Gas & Model A's
posted by Anthony Gal on October 23, 1997 at 10:44:50

I believe Federal law requires that the vendor place notice at the pump that altered gas is being sold. At least that is the way it works in AZ and the signs on the pump cite fed statute.
Altered, ie: reformulated fuel, will not adversly effect the performance of the standard Model A. Tricked out speedsters are another story. With a compression ratio of 4.2 the old A will run on just about anything. During the war when gasoline was rationed people rigged up tanks for kerosene and started the A on gas and switched to the heavier kerosene after a few minutes of warmup. Don't know anything about the performance but I'm told they ran. Can't speak from experience because I was overseas with my Dad during the war... if you get my drift.
The one problem I am noticing is that the new fuel withalcohol additives is raising cain with the old fuel tank sealers. Personal experience indicates that if you put a sediment bowl in the fuel line if one is not already there such as on the late '31's and drain the tank periodically to purge the accumulated sludge this will solve itself. Possibly exposing leaks in the tank in the process. It's always something with these old cars.
God Speed Under 50.
The Model A Fool.
: I've been seeing a number of recent articles in Old Cars Weekly on the havoc that oxygenated gasoline does to older cars. Don't if it is being used here in Georgia, but how
: do I find out if it's being added to our gasoline? If it is, what can I do to keep the adverse effects to a
: minimum?
: Anthony Gal
: agal@emory.edu

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