Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:47:49 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: E15 fuel?
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Run some WD-40 in your fuel.
I buy mine by the gallon can.
Seriously ..
I would try that.
or some fuel addtive..
for example, it says right on the bottle of Marvil Mystery Oil..
'fuel system lubricant' .. 'add to gas or oil.'
I would expect a little anti-corrosion from adding an oil like that to
yer gas.
if you have two carbs....run one they way you have been,
the other on a separate fuel supply source with either of those
twojuices above ..
and check results and difference after say ...5K miles. If you want to
experiment and research .
Scott
www.turbovans.com
On 12/26/2012 8:25 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote:
> 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
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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