What happens with 1 year old, un-treated, E-Fuel??

[TownsendsFJR1300]

Just a reminder about old, un-treated, E fuel...

This week from a customers 2005 Harley Wide Glide (with a CV40 carb) that came in for a carb clean / get running.
It'd run on starting fluid only..

Fuel was reportedly 1 year old, (Chinese knock off carb), un treated...

Besides the "Gelled" up goo, the low speed jet was clogged bad (not gel), as well as the accelerator
pump. My sonic cleaner couldn't get those open, manually had to get them opened up(carb cleaner)..

I did get it running as it should, a heavy beast, hadn't seen a garage in a LONG time..
But lots of torque and geared high... Customer was quite happy!

IE, don't leave old fuel (E fuel) in your bike for awhile, at least W/O being treated..

 

[Gary in NJ]

What a mess. I store my older bikes with 100LL avgas and the newer ones (EFI) with 89 non-ethanol to avoid spring fits of rage.

 

[Motogiro]

Just helped a neighbor with the same thing on an Edelbrock 4 barrel. Unreal what was in the bowls and jets! We got it running but the engine has other problems. Blue smoke and missing. It's a 60 Chevy pickup....
He had some young guy come to help him but didn't realize he wasn't gonna get it started without some Old Fart. Kinda like Old Spice but even older....

 

[PauliusD]

Holy hell! You could make a fruit cake with all that gel
Great work cleaning it out!