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Quote from: philward on December 02, 2018, 12:10:06 PMI use super unleaded in all my bikes to avoid the thernol related problems - until it gets put in that too!Seemed to have sorted problem (see previous post) - duff plugs.Glad to hear you have sorted it !The only super unleaded that has no ethanol added is Esso Synergy Supreme, all the other brands "Shell" "BP" etc all have ethanol added, usually 10% & this is going to increase...
I use super unleaded in all my bikes to avoid the thernol related problems - until it gets put in that too!Seemed to have sorted problem (see previous post) - duff plugs.
I had this reply from BP :- dated 2014Thank you for your email concerning the fuel sold by BP.In "most regions" of the UK our Ultimate Unleaded dos not contain any Ethanol at present (South West UK excluded). This may of course change in the future as the specification allows up to 5%. If there will be any changes, these will bw shown on the pumps and at the stations. BP ultimate will never have more than 5% ethanol until January 2017 when it could be increased to 10%dated 2018, Shell & Ethanol. in the UK, Shell regular unleaded and Shell V-Power unleaded are likely to contain some ethanol, but it will not be present at more than 5% (in accordance with current UK specification requirements
Quote from: CR750 on December 04, 2018, 11:34:33 AMI had this reply from BP :- dated 2014Thank you for your email concerning the fuel sold by BP.In "most regions" of the UK our Ultimate Unleaded dos not contain any Ethanol at present (South West UK excluded). This may of course change in the future as the specification allows up to 5%. If there will be any changes, these will bw shown on the pumps and at the stations. BP ultimate will never have more than 5% ethanol until January 2017 when it could be increased to 10%dated 2018, Shell & Ethanol. in the UK, Shell regular unleaded and Shell V-Power unleaded are likely to contain some ethanol, but it will not be present at more than 5% (in accordance with current UK specification requirementsSo this contradicts your original post on ethanol percentages then. No Not ReallyI honestly don't think the Petrol Companies themselves are giving us the true content of ethanol in their fuel .also I do know is its a waist of time asking the petrol station attendants about ethanol content I don't think half of them will know what it is..why don't you try contacting the petrol companies above by email or letter & see what info & figures you will get
Quote from: moorey on December 04, 2018, 07:54:39 PMQuote from: CR750 on December 04, 2018, 11:34:33 AMI had this reply from BP :- dated 2014Thank you for your email concerning the fuel sold by BP.In "most regions" of the UK our Ultimate Unleaded dos not contain any Ethanol at present (South West UK excluded). This may of course change in the future as the specification allows up to 5%. If there will be any changes, these will bw shown on the pumps and at the stations. BP ultimate will never have more than 5% ethanol until January 2017 when it could be increased to 10%dated 2018, Shell & Ethanol. in the UK, Shell regular unleaded and Shell V-Power unleaded are likely to contain some ethanol, but it will not be present at more than 5% (in accordance with current UK specification requirementsSo this contradicts your original post on ethanol percentages then. No Not ReallyI honestly don't think the Petrol Companies themselves are giving us the true content of ethanol in their fuel .also I do know is its a waist of time asking the petrol station attendants about ethanol content I don't think half of them will know what it is..why don't you try contacting the petrol companies above by email or letter & see what info & figures you will getAsk the retailer it's on their spec sheets what they receive from the distributors . I asked the girls on the tills who didn't know the content but said they would ask and took my number. A day later I got a call from Sainsbury's head office with the information. It's not a secret and I didn't pluck my figures out of thin air.
[quote author=CR750 link=topic=17651.msg152447#msg152447 I had this reply from BP :- dated 2014Thank you for your email concerning the fuel sold by BP.In "most regions" of the UK our Ultimate Unleaded dos not contain any Ethanol at present (South West UK excluded). This may of course change in the future as the specification allows up to 5%. If there will be any changes, these will bw shown on the pumps and at the stations. BP ultimate will never have more than 5% ethanol until January 2017 when it could be increased to 10%dated 2018, Shell & Ethanol. in the UK, Shell regular unleaded and Shell V-Power unleaded are likely to contain some ethanol, but it will not be present at more than 5% (in accordance with current UK specification requirements
In my experience popping and banging on the overrun, but otherwise running ok, sounds like an air leak into the exhaust, perhaps at the head / pipe joint.Worth checking first before you play around with float levels.