There is a huge difference between pouring a pint of methanol into a 20
gallon tank of gas and pouring 3 gallons into a 20 gallon tank!

And for the record, old BMW motorcycles is one of my hobbies and I've seen a
white residue in the bottom of the mostly aluminum Bing carburetors that I
never saw before gas contained 10% alcohol. And if someone can convince me
that this is not the result of corrosion he'd make me a happy man!

Thanks, Tom Hargrave
www.stir-plate.com
www.towercooler.com
www.kegkits.com
www.grow-sun.com

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
JRodgers
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 9:49 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: E15 fuel?

In Alaska it was - and still is I would guess - common practice to add a
bottle of alcohol like HEET or some other brand - to the gas tank on fill up
in winter to keep ice and water out. Alcohol absorbs the water and prevents
it from freezing into crystals or a solid which interferes with fuel flow.
Just how much alcohol is acceptable I don't know, but Alaskans have been
running with alcohol in the fuel for a very long time. I don't know how it
compares with car engines, but I used to run model engines on an
alcohol/castor oil mix with just a hint of benzine and never had any
problems. Those little engines would just run forever on the stuff.

John

On 12/26/2012 9:22 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
> I read that "[...] the Environmental Protection Agency has approved a
> new policy that will allow states to raise the blend to up to 15
> percent ethanol (also known as E15), approved for use for cars and
> light trucks from the model year 2001 and later."
>
> There is concern that some older vehicles may be unhappy with the blend.
>
> <http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/8mfbvPh1hvQ/story01.h
> tm>
>
> Anyone have any idea whatsoever what running E15 might do for our engines?
>
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>
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