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gpsman1 · #**103** (**permalink**) 02-22-2008, 08:04 PM

Martin, thanks for the link.

Here is a direct quote:

"Ethanol can accelerate corrosion in steel and degradation in non metal tank systems by scouring or loosening deposits on the internal surfaces of tanks and piping. If a corrosion cell or rust plug exists, the ethanol can accelerate (scour) the corrosion cell or plug and cause a perforation resulting in a leak."

Basically that illustrates what I was saying.
If your tank ( pipe, etc. ) is old and being held together by rust, then ethanol will "clean" away the rust, (or deposits) and you may be left with a hole! The hole was already there, just plugged with dirt or rust.