Smithwicks, by preference. Well, my ex girlfriend's preference. She drank it
all over Ireland so it must be good for fuel.

Mike

On 5/8/06 4:10 PM, "Robert Fisher" <refisher@MCHSI.COM> wrote:

> You'd think Ireland would be an ideal place to find alcohol for fuel. : )
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Niall Mac Caughey" <nmacc@YAHOO.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 2:42 PM
> Subject: Re: E85 & fuel pumps
>
>
>> Jeffrey Schwaia wrote:
>>
>>> The only way I would consider switching to ethanol is if I decided to brew
>>> my own.  Not terribly difficult and it seems that costs generally run in
>>> the .75 to 1.25 per gallon range (after the cost of the still).  Not
>>> bad...
>>
>>  Don't forget there are some other costs to be considered Jeff.  All
>> distilleries have to allow for a percentage of shrinkage due to the
>> volatility of the product; in this case it might prove to be "drinkage",
>> especially if the refrigerator is making ice.
>>
>>  John Bange was very helpful on the subject of E85.  I'd love to try it
>> out, unfortunately it would be a little inconvenient at this time, as here
>> in Ireland there is exactly one pump in the entire country that dispenses
>> E85.
>>
>>  John did mention the fuel pump however, which raises a question: what is
>> the operating pressure of the pump?  I ask because my pump is groaning and
>> I'd like to have a spare on board before our summer trip to France.
>>
>>  A replacement Bosch pump from my local VW parts guy is more than twice
>> the price of the more common (also Bosch) unit fitted to the contemporary
>> Golfs.  The parts guy is generally very knowledgeable on VW parts, but in
>> this case he didn't know the answer, but guessed the pressure from the
>> Golf pump would be wrong.
>>
>>  I'm sure someone on the list knows the right answer :-)
>>
>>  Thanks,
>>
>>  Niall
>
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