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Peter Staal, director of KNAC: “There is certainly a future for our classics in the energy transition”

In order to achieve the climate objectives, substantial investments are made in the development of sustainable energy. But the envisaged energy transition is more complex than expected. The electrification of our vehicle fleet is going quite slowly, the development of hydrogen as a fuel is still in its infancy and the production of synthetic fuels is still far too expensive. Peter Staal, director of the KNAC, therefore sees a sufficient future for classic and modern petrol and diesel cars.”
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Ethanol killers ...

The demand for ethanol killers is increasing now that European governments decide that Euro95 will disappear at the pump. Petrol stations will only offer (green) E10 at the pump, which is fuel with 10% ethanol. CLASSIC CARS AND ETHANOL Owners of classic cars…

“We are not ashamed ...

for older engines”. That is the battle cry of Vincents Motorhuis from Zoeterwoude. That company has been involved in… Yes: older engines for years. We received this reflection on modern gasoline from a satisfied Vincent customer. And that…

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Confused with E10

But also when it comes to combustion, the use of E10 in carburetor engines creates an additional problem. The fuel properties are in fact considerably affected by 10% admixture of ethanol, because ethanol has a lower combustion value than gasoline. This means that more ethanol is needed to achieve maximum combustion with a certain amount of intake air. So you actually need larger nozzles for carb engines.
Sometimes the solution to a challenging problem can be that simple

Vapor lock

Five years later an MGA was on display at a fair and I was immediately sold and a few moments later so was the car. However, with every ride of any size on a Dutch summer day, it was necessary to include the necessary cooling stops. That's right, 'vapor lock'.
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Poorly running engine

After overhauling the engine of your classic car - the job, especially because of the winter weather, maybe longer than expected - you have it all installed again and yes, it runs again. With effort. Popping, popping and then it's silence again. Repulsed. After frantic attempts you get the machine back on track, but the engine is still running very badly. The doubt takes hold of you, the spark plug cables are connected in the correct order, the dots are not too tight, the ignition is on time