Originally Posted by franchi

Hi All:

I talked to my fiend again and all that I can think of is that there was some type of containment residing in his tin that he added his fuel to the last time that he mixed fuel. The fuel in the can left over from last year did not work this year. I think that the ether had evaporated while in storage. He dumped the old fuel out and used the same tin to contain his new fuel mix, He said the when opening the tin containing the new fuel, it gassed off like a spray can. He filled his fueling bottle with this concoction, and attempted to fill his tank. The fuel was foaming like a beer head and came out of all the tank's orifices. He also stated that he added 5ml of "engine detergent" to this mix of 500ml. I suspect that this detergent was the cause of his problems. Without knowing what comprised the detergent, I can not even make a guess at what the chemical reaction was. He used ether, JD Starting Fluid and castor oil. He and I have been using this mix for years an had no problems.

Suggestions or comments.

Tia,

Frank McCune