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VeryTangled · 08-05-2016, 05:28 PM

Hi Everyone, I just started reading the July-August V-8 Times, just a fabulous magazine. Jerry Windle has done a great job of editing it for 20 years.

There's an article on pages 17 & 18, submitted by the Wichita RG #25, about electric fuel pumps by Randy Rundle, who among other things, preps cars for the Hemming's Great Race since 1989 when it was called the Great Race. I had not come across his name before.

There's a paragraph where he explains that 40+ psi fuel systems don't get bothered by the lower boiling point of the e-gas the same way our 2-4 psi systems do, so they don't vapor lock.

So beside writing about the fuel pump he has decided works best, which he conveniently has for sale, he advises: "Don't forget to add a pint of diesel fuel to 10 gallons of gasoline. It will raise the boiling point of modern gasoline and lubricate the gaskets in the carburetor to keep them from shrinking resulting in a leaky carburetor."

I read that and thought it was an interesting proposition. What say you FordBarn Forum Experts?

08-05-2016, 05:28 PM	#1
VeryTangled Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: (Not far enough...) Outside of DC Posts: 3,400	Add 1 pint Diesel to 10 Gal. e-gas, what do you think? Hi Everyone, I just started reading the July-August V-8 Times, just a fabulous magazine. Jerry Windle has done a great job of editing it for 20 years. There's an article on pages 17 & 18, submitted by the Wichita RG #25, about electric fuel pumps by Randy Rundle, who among other things, preps cars for the Hemming's Great Race since 1989 when it was called the Great Race. I had not come across his name before. There's a paragraph where he explains that 40+ psi fuel systems don't get bothered by the lower boiling point of the e-gas the same way our 2-4 psi systems do, so they don't vapor lock. So beside writing about the fuel pump he has decided works best, which he conveniently has for sale, he advises: "Don't forget to add a pint of diesel fuel to 10 gallons of gasoline. It will raise the boiling point of modern gasoline and lubricate the gaskets in the carburetor to keep them from shrinking resulting in a leaky carburetor." I read that and thought it was an interesting proposition. What say you FordBarn Forum Experts? __________________ -Jeff H Have you thought about supporting the Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum? Last edited by VeryTangled; 08-05-2016 at 05:35 PM.