Yep! On 12/26/2012 10:34 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > 'xactly' .... > that's what HEET is ..an alcohol that will pick up the water in the fuel > so it can get burned in the engine. > Before we had E 10.. > that's how to treat the fuel where water is supsect .. > add some alcohol. > Now the gov does it for us. > > On 12/26/2012 7:48 PM, JRodgers wrote: >> 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.htm> >>> >>> >>> 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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