Re: Now I am getting confused....about ethanol

Posted by Richard Scott on April 17, 2006 at 16:16:22 from (64.232.244.80):

In Reply to: Now I am getting confused....about ethanol posted by Bill46 on April 17, 2006 at 10:05:18:

You can get approval for many aircraft to use car gas instead of aviation gas, but the FAA ALWAYS prohibits use of any gas containing alcohol because it is "incompatable with some fuel system components". They don't say what components, but you don't want to take chances up in the air.

My 2 yr. old Briggs engine also says NO ethanol.

One thing I have read is that during storage the alcohol will separate out (don't know how fast) and the burning characteristics are different. When I took my Homelite in for repair with a chunk of piston missing, the repair guy said it was because I used the gas with alcohol. Who knows?

This whole issue is loaded with politics with the farm lobby wanting to push alcohol & others wanting to keep it out & both sides lying. The FACTS are hard to sort out.

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