T120 Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 This may have been mentioned before on the forum.Apart from the risk of copper hardening,I came across this article stating that copper reacts with gasoline resulting in the formation of gum residue....http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/enfuem/2005/19/i02/abs/ef049849h.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Good read..It also answers why we never see copper in a carburator..only aluminum alloy, steel, brass, plastic, leather, cork, bakelite.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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