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Date:         Fri, 28 Dec 2001 16:30:53 -0600
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM>
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From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM>
Subject:      Re: alcohol fuel
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Paul Mayfield wrote: > > I experimented with alcohol yesterday. > > 1 gal of denatured ethanol : 4 gal gas > > ran great, no difference in drivabiliy. > emissions numbers were incredibly low ;-) >

"Denatured alcohol" is ethyl alcohol with additives that make it unusable in beverages. The recent question on the list was about the possible use of methyl alcohol which I believe is bad for some parts of automotive fuel systems.

Larry A. Chicago where: "All grades may contain up to 10% ethanol"


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