e-85 fuel and aluminum fuel tank vs fiberglass tank

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e-85 fuel and aluminum fuel tank vs fiberglass tank

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can anyone tell me will e-85 ruin spun aluminum fuel tanks// same question with fiberglass tank. thanks roger
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When the alcohol absorbs moisture, you'll get corrosion in the aluminum tank. Having the tank anodized will remedy that.
E85 will have no effect on a fiberglass tank.
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BGriff is correct.
Ethanol will have a negative effect on the following materials that might be found in the fuel system.
ABS
CPVC
LDPE
Polycarbonate
PVC
Nitrile rubber
Silicone
Tygon
Aluminum
Cast iron

Fiberglas is a composite using glass fiber and expoxy, ethanol will have no effect on epoxy.
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thank you very much,
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Post by airflowdevelop »

ehh...not this again.

I remember the good old days...when we used to drink our beer from an ALUMINUM can!
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Post by srv601 »

well i was going to try e-85 to my old raceboat that has fiberglass tanks but found this site and has some test on fiberglass and e-85 fuel so looks like i will have to cut out glass tanks and put in stainless tanks is i want to run e-85

http://www.boatus.com/seaworthy/fueltest.asp
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