Dick,
I live in corn country (central Illinois) and E85 is 85% ethanol,
which is a good combination from a local viewpoint. I hadn't heard
about the possibility of aluminum bits not liking it but was
wondering more about the rubber bits, such as the diaphragm in the
carbs and the fuel pump.
I like your suggestion of dropping the bits in glass jar and will try
that before I experiment on the car.
Hmmmm. The other crop that grows here is soybeans, I wonder about
biodiesel in a TR6....
Rob
At 11:05 PM -0700 9/12/05, Sally or Dick Taylor wrote:
>Rob---There were a few times while traveling cross country that I had
>filled up the tank with a formulation that said "15% alcohol" on the
>pump. If this is what you mean, there are no changes that were made to
>burn the stuff. It is said that prolonged use may harm aluminum parts
>(such as our carburetors) but I don't know if this is true, or how long
>it would take to show up. If you can avoid this formula, do so. At best,
>get a gallon of it and put some in a glass jar, and drop in a hunk of
>aluminum. Wait as long as you can (months?) to see what happens.
>
>Alcohol doesn't have the power of gasoline, so mileage may be down when
>using this 85/15 blend. On the otherhand, alcohol is colder, and it is
>used to raise the octane level. Think pro-stock drag cars.
>
>Dick
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