Posted by fixerupper on August 11, 2018 at 06:55:43 from (108.161.63.136):
In Reply to: Fuel barrel fuel loss posted by craigco on August 10, 2018 at 17:36:26:
OK, here we go; I live in fairly humid northwest Iowa. Have used ethanol from a barrel on the farm for probably 30 years. Back in the day before ethanol our gas barrel collected condensation water in the bottom of the barrel. Water sitting in the bottom of the barrel rusts it out, making pin holes. We had to drain the water out of the bottom of the barrel once a year or we would end up with water in the sediment bowls and carbs of our tractors. At that time the barrel was 500 gallons with a pump on top. The suction pipe was a couple inches off the bottom of the barrel. When we went to diesel in most of the tractors and the gasoline demand dwindled I retired the 500 gallon barrel and went to a 200 gallon overhead barrel. We had been putting ethanol in the big barrel for at least 15 years before I retired it without being drained and when I retired it I pulled the plug out of the bottom to drain out the water out of habit. Instead of water, out came rusty looking gasoline with no water. I saved the five gallons or so of gasoline that came out, strained it and ran it through a tractor. So in the end, yes a barrel with ethanol will absorb water but it will be suspended in the gasoline instead of sitting in the bottom of the barrel rusting it out.
The 200 gallon barrel I use now lasts 6 months and the last drop of ethanol is just as good smelling, if you can call it good, as the first drop.
Yes I have had ethanol related problems with diaphragms and rubber parts wrinkling like a prune. Haven't experienced that problem for several years now that ethanol resistant diaphragms are available.
After using ethanol for so many years my thoughts about ethanol vs regular gasoline are different from some folks. I think of regular gasoline as being a dirty fuel that allows water and junk to collect in the tank. I think of ethanol as a clean fuel that keeps the tank clean and does not allow condensation to condense and run to the bottom of the tank.
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