April 11, 2018, 03:54 PM
David GerardTD Blown Alcohol Fuel Systems Maintenance?
Rookie Questions: What are the end of day;end of race; end of season activities you perform to ensure no alcohol corrosion damage?
There is a KLOTZ top end lube/stabilizer additive in the alcohol.
For example:
Fill fuel tank to the top or completely empty tank and fuel line to pump?
Drain alcohol and run engine briefly on gas?
Etc.
Other ideas?
Thanks...
DG
April 11, 2018, 04:21 PM
"The Bender"I always leave my fuel tank full and plug off the vent to prevent the alcohol from absorbing moisture anytime it sits more than a few hours. Same thing after a race, plus pull the lines off the BV and pump and spray WD40 into them, rotate the pump and work the BV back and forth. Clean the filter after every race. I leave my tank full and capped off during the off-season and have never had a problem.
IMO, it's a good idea to kill the engine with the fuel shut-off, that gets a lot of the alcohol out of the cylinders and injector lines. I pull the shut-off and wait for the engine to rev up, then when it starts to quit, I kill the ignition. I do this every time I shut off the engine and have had no problens with cylinder pitting with alcohol sitting in the rings.
I do not use lube in the fuel.
If you decide to cap off the fuel tank vent,it's a good idea to use some kind of visible reminder so you don't forget to open the vent before starting the engine.
April 11, 2018, 04:30 PM
"The Bender"I'm assuming you are talking about a MFI system.................
April 11, 2018, 04:37 PM
David GerardEnderle FI and Pump on a 10-71 blower.
April 11, 2018, 04:37 PM
David GerardEnderle FI and 10-71 blower.
April 12, 2018, 11:51 AM
wideopen231Benders routine is about 100% spot on. Especailly killing engine with shut off,could add feeding from bottle of gas to clean alky residue from blower and intake track.
April 12, 2018, 12:29 PM
"The Bender"quote:
Originally posted by wideopen231:
Benders routine is about 100% spot on. Especailly killing engine with shut off,could add feeding from bottle of gas to clean alky residue from blower and intake track.
