Re: Fuel Question - 1952 Packard 200 Touring Sedan

Posted by HH56 On 2015/5/21 21:35:27

If the car has been sitting for a long period and there is a chance it still has the original type rubber in the fuel pump and maybe a fuel line hose, there is a good probability the Ethanol will cause the rubber to fail within a short time. If the car has had the fuel pump rebuilt or any other rubber in the fuel system replaced using modern alcohol resistant rubber then I do believe your Packard will run quite nicely on 87.

There are some who will go to length to avoid any Ethanol and it is nice you have the option even if it does cost more. Others are not that fortunate and have no choice but to use E gas in our cars as that is all that is sold in some states. As long as the rubber is modern then no real problems have been encountered although some but not all do feel the drivability suffers.