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<p><b>Check out the gas stations near the local dirt track, one or
more of them is bound to be selling alcohol free fuel (100+ Oct
or Av Gas at some of them).</b></p>
<p><b>Alcohol fuel has been the rule here in NY, it seems like
forever now, but Alcohol Free has always been available if you
know where to look.</b></p>
<p><b><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.pure-gas.org/">https://www.pure-gas.org/</a></b></p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/2/2024 12:40 PM, Bob Spidell via
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Living in California, I have been running 'gasahol' in all my cars
longer than some. Best we can usually get is 91-octane; I was able
to buy higher-octane--93 and 100--fuel at times but, guess what:
the octane was boosted with ethanol (added water to some and
measured before and after; don't recall the exact mix but IIRC I
figured it was 10% ethanol; standard from the pump seems to be
about 8%).<br>
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I have about 140K miles on my BJ8 running mostly 91-octane
gasahol, and there have been no negative effects save some 'vapor
lock*' on starting when hot. I replaced the hard line to
carburettor flex line that had been on the car for a couple
decades and, except for it being a little stiff there was no
visible degradation. About 8 years ago I put a new carb jet in
pure/denatured ethanol and there is also no visible degradation.
Rubber components sold since the introduction of gasahol are
impervious to the stuff. Theoretically, due to its oxygen content
gasahol could cause an engine to run a little lean, and at least
one knowledgeable person recommends changing to rich carb needles,
but both my cars have long since been tuned to run on it with std.
needles. The BJ8 was rebuilt to standard 9.1:1 compression ratio,
the BN2 is a 100M and has the 'high compression' 8.7:1 pistons.
I've been told Healeys will run fine on 91 up to about 11:1
compression, depending on the cam and timing. <br>
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Good luck trying to 'steal' from an airport--when I owned
airplanes I would occasionally get some--but the fuel providers
aren't likely to be enthusiastic about selling it to you.
Technically, you would owe 'road tax,' and the stuff is full of
TEL and highly toxic (don't breathe any of it and don't let it get
on your skin). <br>
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* not technically 'vapor lock,' but the alcohol vaporizes and
cavitates the fuel next to the exhaust manifold, causing some
stumbling for a mile or so.<br>
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Bob<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/2/2024 7:45 AM, carl and gerry
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A message from Canada. For the last 30 years I have been running
my 100/6 on 93 gas with no alcohol.
<div>In its infinite wisdom our government is going to legislate
alcohol in all grades of gas.</div>
<div>Other than stealing gas from an airport any recommendations
to deal with this?</div>
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