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["Don Bowen" <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>]

> The water in the ethenol could probably be addressed by adding one can of
> water remover for gas engines to each tank of gas right from the get go.

Most of the gasoline driers are alcohol based.  Alcohol has an affinity for
water which is one of the more difficult parts of home distilling for motor
fuel.

> The problem is, at least with carburetors (I refuse to have fuel injected
> and computerized junk in my vehicles <g>) is that the jets are need to be
> bigger.
Don Bowen  KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html

> -----Original Message-----
> From: homestead-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:homestead-
> bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Lynda
> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 9:59 PM
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Ethanol / Biofuel
> 
> I wouldn't worry about the corrosion.  That is a long term use problem.
> I'd
> worry more about the injectors, assuming that the vehicles are fuel
> injected.
> 
> 
  I would image you would run into the same problems, some what
> with
> the size of the injectors.  With the E10, there isn't enough ethanol to
> make
> much of a difference, or at least not enough for the average driver to
> notice.
> 
> Also, the ethanol doesn't atomize as well as fossil fuel, which is why you
> really need the changes for it to work well in a non-flex fuel vehicle.
> Plus, it is a bit of a problem in the winter.
> 
> I know in carbs, you can have a summer carb and a winter carb and switch
> them out and use the E85 in the summer and go back to fossil fuel in the
> winter.  Of course, that doesn't help you a bit when you have fuel
> injectors.
> 
> I also wouldn't want to add too much ethanol because the more ethanol you
> add, the poorer fuel performance you get in your vehicle.  At least from
> the
> corn stuff.  You're talking upwards to 30% less MPGs.
> 
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
> 
> > But without a convertor, limited use time, how much do you think?
> >
> 
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