[Healeys] Ethanol

[Chris Dimmock]

Hi Bob,
Yeah. You got me.
My point was 1/5 of a litre of metho, added once a year, is  
beneficial. It removes the condensation from your tank.
Well, from my tank. But I never use Ethanol fuel. I just add my 1/5 of  
a litre of metho per year to petrol. To Proper petrol. The Highest  
octane petrol I can get.
5 litres of ethanol per tank isn't beneficial. Not for any reason I  
can understand.
If you think it is, just add 5 litres of metho to your next tank of  
proper petrol and tell me how your car runs.
Ok?
;-)
Chris
Sent from my iPhone

On 09/10/2011, at 12:35 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> Not sure if you're being sarcastic, Chris, but denatured alcohol IS  
> ethanol, with something added to make it undrinkable (although the  
> Polish type looks pretty tasty).  In a weird way, our 'gasahol' is  
> denatured alcohol, with distilled petroleum  as the denaturing agent.
>
> When I was younger and (slightly) dumber, I worked at an ag chemical  
> test lab.  We had all kinds of solvents available, so occasionally  
> I'd throw a quart or two of methanol in my '66 Mustang's tank to  
> scavenge any water.   AFAIK, the car suffered no adverse effects,  
> though methanol--aka 'wood alcohol'--is much more corrosive than  
> ethanol.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> On 10/8/2011 4:57 AM, Chris Dimmock wrote:
>> You all remember to add Methylated Spirits to you tank at least  
>> once a year,  to absorb the condensation, don't you?
>> Try it. Mix 100ml of tap water with 100ml of methylated spirits.  
>> What do you get?? About 175ml of liquid.
>> Technically, metho is miscible with water. Enough to remove it from  
>> your tank, and still volitile enough to burn.
>> Don't know about Ethanol in petrol. I suppose the issue is if you  
>> have 10% ethanol in your petrol, then your 50 litre tank has 5  
>> litres of ethanol.
>> I'm talking about 200ml of metho in a tank of your best premium/  
>> avgas, once a year or so.
>> My American friends call metho  http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denatured_alcohol
>> Works for me.
>> Your mileage and tank life may vary.
>> Best.
>> Chris
>> www.myaustinhealey.com
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 08/10/2011, at 3:24 PM, "Rich Chrysler" <richchrysler at quickclic.net 
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> So for my seasonally driven LBC that sits for almost 6 months in  
>>> storage
>>> through our damp Ontario winters, we'd better be doing something  
>>> like drain
>>> it, leaving an empty steel tank to gather condensation regardless,  
>>> or try to
>>> stabilize it with something up to the task.
>>>
>>> Rich
>>>
>>
>
>
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