Ethanol in a flat head engine?

Asked by Lawrence Sep 16, 2017 at 01:49 PM

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F_O_R answered 6 years ago

Ethanol is primarily a problem for fuel system seals. If I were going to run ethanol in a flathead I would up the compression ratio.

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Bob answered 6 years ago

You are most likely asking if E-10 or E-15 is in today's pump gas with a small amount of ethanol is compatible with your flat-head engine. The big issue will be the absence of lead in the fuel. This will be hard on the valves and seats. Either get them upgraded or run a lead substitute in your fuel.

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