Posted by Jon Hagen on February 24, 2012 at 19:43:27 from (69.26.23.96):
In Reply to: ethanol question posted by charlie M on February 24, 2012 at 13:52:09:
There is a line of states, several states wide, from ND to Texas, where air quality is good enough so Ethanol is not mandated. Most stations in that north / south band sell atleast one grade of gasoline without ethanol.
If you want to test your fuel, Briggs & Stratton sells a simple l;ittle Ethanol tester for about $7. I have one and it works very well. It not only tells you that the fuel has Ethanol, but will tell you what % Ethanol is in the gas. It has marks for I believe E10, E20 and E85.
Click on the link below to see the little B&S test kit sold by most small engine shops that sell B&S parts.
If you want to build your own fuel tester, all you really need is a small but tall clear glass bottle with a cap. Put a paint pen line on the outside of the bottle about 1/4 from the bottom. Fill this bottle EXACTLY to that line with water, then fill the rest with the gasoline you want to test.
Screw on the cap, shake the mix and let it set for a few minutes. That much water (25%)will cause any Ethanol in the fuel to mix with the water and seperate from the gasoline. You will now have gasoline floating above a mixture of Ethanol and water.
The mixture of water and ethanol takes up more space than the original water, so the water level will now be above the original water line on the bottle. The more the water level rises, the more Ethanol is in the fuel. A very simple and easy to use test system :-)
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