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Time for Alcohol? (It's 5 o'clock somewhere)
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Posted by Mike (WA) on May 18, 2004 at 08:28:59 from (209.213.155.101):
We're not hearing any rumblings about moving to alcohol as a fuel in this latest version of the fuel crisis. Last time around, my recollection is that the break even price for replacing gasoline with alky was around $1.65, which has certainly been surpassed now. There were some problems with dissolving fuel system parts, but I would think it would be fairly straightforward to replace the few items that are vulnerable. I was even excited enough about it at one point to get a catalog from the "Little Revenoor" folks, who made still kits of various sizes. There is no truth to the rumor that I was actually interested in making white lightnin'. As is always the case, there are denizens of these boards who have far more expertise than I, so how about it? Why no push for alcohol fuel? And why are the Seattle Mariners so pathetic this year? Was trading for Rich Aurilla a mistake? So many questions. . .
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