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Re: Ethanol/Methanol Alcohol

To: "Robert Duquette" <RobertDuquette@sympatico.ca>, "'Spridgets'" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Ethanol/Methanol Alcohol
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 15:33:10 -0700
References: <001101c5cb81$6825e1e0$6501a8c0@RobertDuquette>
Unless you have a special carb with sort of remote sets on your jets, it
won't work in a regular gas carb.  It takes close to double the volume of
alcohol to make your car run OK, compared to Gasoline.  That's one of the
main reasons the pump gas doesn't contain more than 10% alcohol.

Paul A


----- Original Message ----- 
From "Robert Duquette" <RobertDuquette at sympatico.ca>
To: "'Spridgets'" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 1:55 PM
Subject: RE: Ethanol/Methanol Alcohol


> Apparently, there is one station in Ottawa ( Canada ) where the general
> public can get 85% Ethanol.
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>
> Pres. Bush encouraged us to purchase cars that burn 80% Ethanol. Even if I
> wanted to, I don't know where I would purchase it other than from an
> Ethanol factory in the thumb (I think) of Michigan and that wouldn't be
> convenient.
>
>
> Timothy H Collins
> 1966 AH Sprite




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