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Mot time again today booked for 2.00pm so out this morning to give a quick check and polish..

All lights/indicators worked, tyres pumped, steering sound, brakes and cables good..

Now it hasn't been started since Sept so expected pilot problems but old Ernie fired right up with just a bit of blue haze for a minute or so..

Feeling up beat i stuck on the crash hat and took off down the road, (Instrument check sir) as the brylcream boys used to say..

Just over a mile passed when the first cough/hesitation focused my attention. Just thinking was that my imagination when it coughed twice and backfired, then cut completely..

Did the little dance you do as you change down and hit the reserve tap at the same time........ Nothing not a bleedin dickybird..

I hate that silence at the roadside, especially when you realise you've left the mobile on the work bench, Doh!

Dont panic gwilly, logic think logic... Ampmeter slight discharge, turn off lights and it goes back to centre, good so no ignition short..

Funny how some bits disappear in posting..

Should say pulled off the fuel pipe from the tap as no tools required..

Funny how some bits disappear in posting..

Should say pulled off the fuel pipe from the tap as no tools required..

Funny how some bits disappear in posting..

Should say pulled off the fuel pipe from the tap as no tools required..

Shit i give up...

Good news is you've removed all the ethanol from the petrol

Funny how some bits get repeated in posting.....

Does this mean that the Ethanol settles out normally, given time?
REgards Dick.

Yes, and it doesn't require a lot of time to do so.

No, it doesn't settle out. Ethenol is very hygroscopic (combines with water) so if fuel is left for some time, especially in a damp atmosphere, the ethanol combines with the water vapour to form the gel. I'm not sure if this is physical or chemical but the result is the same, blocked filters and carb jets.