<VV> More ethanol problems - minor Corvair content

[Jack Kean]

the blend that we are being forced to purchase at the local gas station, 
is not anything like straight alcohol. The ethanol is combined with the 
pure gas at the distribution center (in the delivery truck) and "mixed" 
during shipment to the gas station. No way to know exactly what 
percentage of ethanol is in the fuel that is stored at the station you 
make the purchase from. Hence the problems. Sometimes you get less than 
10%, and sometimes you get much more. It will only get worse as the % 
increases.

It's not just small engines. You can see the damage across the board, in 
every type of engine that uses this blend.

jack kean
Arlington, Texas

BBRT wrote:
> One of the things snow mobile racers do or did, who run straight alcohol, is 
> to drain the tank and run on (real) gasoline to purge all lines, etc. 
> Grant, looks like with increasing ethanol laced gasoline, the small engine 
> repair shops will be doing more business...
>
> Chuck S
> BBRT
>