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Re: [Fot] Ethanol in TX gasoline.

To: Bill Collins <bkolnz@sbcglobal.net>, FOT <fot@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Ethanol in TX gasoline.
From: John Herrera <jrherrera90@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:38:58 -0400
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I spent Tuesday afternnon hanging about in my old friend's hangar. He was f=
inishing an annual on a Piper Colt that has the Autogas STC. He needed gaso=
line to test the engine so he went to the nearby Sheetz and bought a can of=
 87 octane rating and a can of 91.
=20
Neither pump was labeled as containing ethanol.
=20
The STC allows the use of autogas only if it contains NO alcohol=2C so he t=
ested the gas for alcohol content using a test kit. The kit came from Sport=
y's or Aircraft Spruce or equivalent.=20
=20
The 87 contained 8% and the 91 contained 5% alcohol.
=20
So I think this means that one can't always go by the labeling on the pump.
=20
John H.



In Texas=2C soon as one get out of the metropolitan areas of Ft. Worth and =
Dallas=2C say 15 miles south of Fort Worth to Motor Sports Ranch=2C there i=
s NO Ethanol in any of the pump gas.  I know this because while doing HPDE'=
s in my M3 I looked for Shell 93 Oct. I noticed that the required  "May con=
tain up to 10%  Ethanol"  sticker required by law to be on every pump conta=
ining Ethanol was absent along with any vapor recovery technology. The stat=
ion owner confirmed...  No Ethanol
=20
Bill Collins
'64 MK1 Spit racer=

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I spent Tuesday afternnon hanging about in my old friend's hangar. He was f=
inishing an annual on a Piper Colt that has the Autogas STC. He needed gaso=
line to test the engine so he went to the nearby Sheetz and bought a can of=
 87 octane rating and a can of 91.<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
Neither pump was labeled as containing ethanol.<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
The&nbsp=3BSTC allows the use of autogas only if it contains NO alcohol=2C =
so he tested the gas for alcohol content using a test kit. The kit came fro=
m Sporty's or Aircraft Spruce or equivalent. <BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
The 87 contained 8% and the 91 contained 5% alcohol.<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
So I think this means that one can't always go by the labeling on the pump.=
<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
John H.<BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">In Texas=2C soon as one get out of the me=
tropolitan areas of Ft. Worth and Dallas=2C say 15 miles south of Fort Wort=
h to Motor Sports Ranch=2C there is NO Ethanol in any of the pump gas.&nbsp=
=3B I know this because while doing HPDE's in my M3 I looked for Shell 93 O=
ct. I noticed that the required&nbsp=3B "May contain up to 10%&nbsp=3B Etha=
nol"&nbsp=3B sticker required by law to be on every pump containing Ethanol=
 was absent along with any vapor recovery technology. The station owner con=
firmed...&nbsp=3B No Ethanol</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS"></FONT>&nbsp=3B</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Bill Collins</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">'64 MK1 Spit racer</FONT></DIV></body>
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