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Re: top-fueled (alcohol) tractors
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Posted by Denny Frisk on January 22, 2001 at 11:30:10 from (12.4.181.2):
In Reply to: top-fueled (alcohol) tractors posted by Jim H. on January 22, 2001 at 10:41:05:
Probably not the best thing for old farm tractor engines. Alcohol has less BTU per gallon than gasoline, so you burn more of it, Higher Octane so you need much more compression than these old tractors have, and the alcohol attacks certain types of rubber, plastic, & some metals too. Compression ratio would have to be 10:1 or higher, and youd burn probably 25% more fuel. I'd leave it to the WoO cars & such. The special carbs etc. readily avail. for them. Just My 2 cents.
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