Vitesse 2 liter - cooling (and fuel) setup for extreme heat with no overheating

[Chris A]

4 hours ago, James H said:

Chris hi, being in France too do you mind me asking what you run yours on ? Just discovered we no longer have E5 95 here, just E10 95 or E5 98, cheers

E5 98, damn the expense 😃

[James H]

10 hours ago, Chris A said:

E5 98, damn the expense 😃

Thanks, I was doing the same until I learnt many people on here are successfully using E5 95 very economically with over advanced timing, just wanted to test it out but discovered its already a thing of the past where I am...

It would seem policies that might be national abroad vary by department in France, another example being purchase tax on EVs or Hybrids, for example for me in the Vaucluse its fully subsidised whereas if I lived just over the river in the Bouches-du-Rhone its high.

Another reason to move further north 😃

[johny]

Watch out for fuel hoses and carb diaphragms James as persumably E10 is more aggressive with them than E5☹️ 

[James H]

4 minutes ago, johny said:

Watch out for fuel hoses and carb diaphragms

Phew I was hoping you'd suggest that as the only potential issue as I renewed every hose when doing the fuel line routing and the pump is a modern electric, is there evidence of carb diaphragms failing as a result ?

Oh well fingers crossed then and there I was joking about running a test mule in a past post, here I am doing it 😃

[johny]

There have been problems with diaphragm quality but the jury is still out on the effects of E10 on them so we need test mules👍

[James H]

7 minutes ago, johny said:

There have been problems with diaphragm quality but the jury is still out on the effects of E10 on them so we need test mules👍

For anyone wanting to monitor it do you know in what way it can attack rubber, does it dry it out causing it to perish or does it melt/dissolve it away ?

After all its not the end of the world to occasionally pop the tops of the carbs to inspect... especially as it seems I've found myself in an "EV department" with possibly even the end of SP98 being imminent !

Edited 1 hour ago by James H

[johny]

My experience recently, although difficult to attribute directly to ethanol, was with admittedly old twin layer reinforced fuel hose where the outside looked perfect but the inner had degraded. Everytime you flexed the pipe the inner would split, it had gone slightly harder than the outside and crumbled when crushed☹️

[James H]

Ok good to know, shame though as melting/dissolving it away would have been easier to diagnose... ok will stubbornly stick with it and keep an eye on things 👍

[johny]

If youve done all the hoses with the proper stuff (especially that bugger by the tank) you wont have any problems👍

[James H]

1 minute ago, johny said:

(especially that bugger by the tank)

Yep got 'im too while the tank was out 👍

[James H]

24 minutes ago, johny said:

the proper stuff

Do you have a reference for what you've put on or did you just go all out for the Gates Barricade stuff ?

[johny]

I think all reputable supplier, branded hose these days is set up for ethanol usage although thats not to say you cant still get 'chinese' stuff, even copies, that isnt... 

[James H]

Thought to ask cos mines just petrol approved generic, I presumed being new for that reason alone it would suffice...

[68vitesse]

Burlen Fuels list a Hydrin based diaphragm for CD 150 presumably this is compatible with modern fuels.

Regards

Paul.

[johny]

16 minutes ago, James H said:

Thought to ask cos mines just petrol approved generic, I presumed being new for that reason alone it would suffice...

Got it from a motor factors and not eBay I hope?

[James H]

3 minutes ago, johny said:

Got it from a motor factors and not eBay I hope?

Yes but I've got some spare to leave in a jar of E10 and see what gives !

[James H]

8 minutes ago, 68vitesse said:

Burlen Fuels list a Hydrin based diaphragm for CD 150 presumably this is compatible with modern fuels.

Oh yes thanks, Moss too https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/en-gb/diaphragm-150cd-hydrin-based-521153x

[johny]

good idea to see whats going on inside👍