

| Subject: | Re: was : R134 conversion..,,Now water in tank |
| From: | jimt |
| Date: | Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:41:22 -0600 |
On 6/30/05 7:39 AM, "Robert Cardo" <rrecardo@WEBTV.NET> wrote: > << I filled up with gas that contained 10% ethanol > I normally don't leave ethanol stored in my full tank over winter, I > don't want it sitting in my hoses.>> > > Interesting. > > What regular gasoline are you buying that doesn't have any ethanol in > it? > > The only petrol I know of that doesn't have any alcohol in it is BP > Gold Premium. > Big dollar gas for a Vanagon. > > All gasoline has at least 1 percent methyl in it(unless in a state that has banned MTBE-phased out by 2007). If it is sold anywhere above certain altitudes it probably has at least 3 percent ethyl in it as well. If in california or certain east coast states it will have from 3 to 5 percent ethyl in it or other oxygenates. Fuel is modified with oxygenates (mandatory in their mixture, percentages vary by local zone controlled by EPA), stabilizers, octane modifiers, VOC modifiers (EPA again), and others. Pure naptha as an auto fuel sold from the pump in the US or Canada would be illegal. Oxygenates are mandated in the US and Canada.
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