Re: Will E-85 Work in Farmalls?

Posted by Dan Ewald on May 07, 2005 at 10:13:41 from (207.200.116.203):

In Reply to: Re: Will E-85 Work in Farmalls? posted by Nebraska Cowman on May 07, 2005 at 03:09:25:

Hi- my understanding of adding alcohol to fuel like e85 is that it can be more corrosive to the fuel system because of the water it picks up and can mix with very easy. The flex-fuel cars put out by Ford and Chrysler use better fuel pumps, stianless steel fuel lines and water sensors in case of excessive contamination. Other than that the rest of the engine is the same. Race cars are able to run alcohol strait and get great power but they run 15to1 compression to do it because the alcohol runs colder. The farmall has a very basic fuel system and should be fine in my opinion on the e85, however some basic precautions of keeping the fuel clean and not letting it sit around in the tractor for months at a time to corrode things up. Also turning the timming up will help with the slower burning fuel and making it run better. Happy tractoring! DAN

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