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Originally Posted by Rich69shortfleet
I actually found a few NOS versions of that pump on ebay. But wouldn't they go to ruin if ethanol laced gas were used with them? Like I've said above, I use only 100% gas locally, but if I have to travel sometimes gasahol is the only choice.
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Another one of those "your results may vary". I have ran a couple of them with limited amounts of E10 in them, and no issues. If there was to be a steady diet of the corn juice in them, then yeah, you might eventually have an issue with a ruptured diaphragm. That is the ONLY advantage of the new pumps sold today.
Best scenario is to score a correct vintage logo pump, and send it out to be rebuilt with a ethanol resistant diaphragm.
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