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    Warning gas eating bug fire hazard!!!

    Ok, everyone please read. Last week I started out in my airboat and smelled gas. I killed it only to discover the intake had a half inch of gas on it. The headers soaked as well as the distributer. There were perfect round holes in a fuel line.

    The next day dad called me and said all the 35 gallons of gas he had stored had Ieaked out and there were beetles all in the gas. I also had cans of gas and sure enough my cans were covered in beetles as well. They bored perfect round holes in the cans and fuel lines but the liquid gas doesn't phase them!

    After a little research, they are an exotic camphor bore after ethanol. Huge fire hazard ruining any plastic fuel tank and fuel lines!!!

    Beware. Houston Co. East tx.

    #2
    Dang! That’s not good at all.






    On another note. I want to bow fish for another big gar with ya.

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      #3
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        #4
        What the hell ? Is this courtesy of the Chinese too ?

        My lawnmower gas cans all sit outside under a canopy on my shop, but I buy nothing but ethanol free gas for that so I guess I’m good. At least I hope so.
        Last edited by Drycreek3189; 04-27-2022, 01:17 PM.

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          #5
          Thanks. Need to check all my containers in Leon County

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            #6
            Time to sell metal gas cans again.

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              #7
              That's a new one.

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                #8
                Wow. That’s shocking Steve. Who would have thought this could happen. Glad your boat didn’t blow up.

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                  #9
                  Good grief! Little bastages!

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                    #10
                    Oh wow............probably DNA altered little critters![emoji2962]

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                      #11
                      No way! Thanks for taking the time to share.

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                        #12
                        Just looked these things up hoping they don't become too widespread could wreak havoc!

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                          #13
                          Wow. That's wild. Learn something new every day!

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                            #14
                            Thanks for the heads up, Steve. I'll go check mine.

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                              #15
                              1. Bat soup
                              2. Murder hornets
                              3. Now gas bettles.


                              At what point do we just press the button and bring it all down?

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