Spitfire Fuel-Catalyst

[Maurice_Minor]

I've owned my 1967 convertible for a month or so & been putting E5 petrol into it. Yesterday I was at a classic car show & saw a stand selling Spitfire Fuel-Catalyst balls. I bought some. I was wondering what others think of them & also should I attach a wire to the mesh bag before putting it in the tank, or not worry about ever having to retrieve them.
Having put these balls in the tanks can I use E10 without fear?

[nutmegct]

As we say here in New England - bovine excrement.

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But it does one thing *very well* - buying the product enriches the manufacturer and vendor.

[panky]

You have bought a load of balls I'm afraid.
Change all your fuel hoses to ethanol proof type, make sure your fuel pump and carb float valve are also compatible and you'll be fine. I've done all this but still use Millers additive just to make sure.

[Maurice_Minor]

Sorry I asked.

[nutmegct]

Don't be sorry - be glad you asked, and you got replies.

Might help others learn the lesson you learned!
Tom M.

[panky]

Sorry I asked.

Apologies if I sounded blunt and I didn't mean to appear rude - I should have been a bit more sympathetic But these 'catalysts' have been around for ages and promise all sorts but deliver nothing useful.

[Flywheel]

I purchased a few of these wonder balls 20 odd years ago for my ford popular.

They came in a little wire mesh bag, so you could drop them into the fuel tank.

Looking back now, I think they were a waste of time and money. They didn't appear to make the car run easier, nor aid start up from hot/ cold.

The old boys in the Ford club, gave me their own opinions and I wish i'd heeded their advice.

Such is life eh!! Cheers Jonnie.

[Sleeper]

Broquet.

John ;-)

[Flywheel]

Sleeper

[simmitc]

I'm amazed that these con artists are still able to flog the rubbish. It seems that they just come up with a new name every few years and start selling the stuff again. Equivalent to snake oil, serves no useful purpose whatsoever.

If you want to use an additive, then choose one that is approved by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC)

[Grumpy21]

Sorry I asked.

Don’t be put off by the negative responses the folk here are very knowledgable and equally helpful.

Sadly the type of thing you’ve bought have been shown over the past 20 or so years to have no tangible benefit but equally no detrimental effects either.

There are some good products out there if you want to take that route and a quick check as above will indicate which are useful.

Don’t take the negativity as a reason to ignore the forum, the benefits are here for all to see

And remember , the fella that hasn’t made a mistake, hasn’t made anything.

[kevin s]

We've been running E10 in ours with no problems, as mentioned above change the rubber fuel lines (splash out on something like cohline, a lot of the stuff out there is utter rubbish), and use it regularly (ethanol attracts moisture when stored for extended periods). if you store it over the winter add one of the stabilisers from a reputable manufacturer.

Unfortunately there are a lot of people flogging poor quality parts out there now (often in what looks like the OEM box) , my advice would be to always buy the best parts you can from a reputable source.