Charles, Given that isoproply alcohol is used to take of care freeze up problems in winter, I'd be very surprised to find that ethanol would increase freeze-up. We continue to have no trouble sumemr or winter usign 10% ethanol year round in Iowa, where it likes to get from 100F to -30F. Jim - Farmer - Iowa City, IA, jnmeade@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu <---- End Included Message ----> The problem I have had with ethanol is the first time it is used it has a tendency to pick up all the rust/sediment that usually lies in the bottom of the gas tank. With gasoline it stays on the bottom, but, with ethanol that stuff floats to the top and sucked in, along with any water floating on the bottom of the tank. A couple of new fuel filters were enough, but, some people were telling me to take the tank down and clean it. I also believe ethanol gives the fuel line more probablity of vapor lock. These are just my prejudices, perhaps, I should be cleansed of them. Matt Rathke, City of Seattle
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