Re: Using E85 in a Distillate M tractor.

Posted by Gary in Moarks on July 14, 2006 at 19:44:02 from (64.240.21.135):

In Reply to: Using E85 in a Distillate M tractor. posted by fisherman on July 14, 2006 at 11:35:18:

Ok here is my two cents worth. I've done a little research into the subject and I don't see any reason why they can't use E-85. The old timers made em work with whatever fuel they could locate and it won't be much different in the future. I have read that there are groups of farmers in the midwest that are distilling their own corn and runnign it in their work tractors as we speak, although I don't have any proof of that.
True, alcohol absorbs water but thats not all bad. it also burns the alcohol/water comination. (thats what fuel line deicer is) There was alot of problems with auto carbs that had plastic floats etc in the 80's but the metal carbs in these old tractors are pretty simple and someone does or will make gaskets that are not soluable. If you want a pretty good ouline of how to convert old vehicles to run on alcohol go to the Mother Earth News website. The data is all there. (theroy, jet changes, Oxygen/fuel ratios etc)
The biggest problem i see is switching back and forth between pure gas and alcohol but here in Missouri there is bill pending to make all gasoline in the state at least 10% ethanol. If we ever get a E-85 station in our little town I will convert the 460 in my farm truck to run on it. I have also been experimenting with my 95 s-10 pickup with as much as 45% ethanol without any noticable problem.

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