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Re: E85 Ethanol in a Ford 8N?
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Posted by dhermesc on November 29, 2006 at 05:57:17 from (68.110.220.22):
In Reply to: E85 Ethanol in a Ford 8N? posted by David in Ohio on November 29, 2006 at 04:30:01:
Remember these tractors were built when distillant fuels were cheaper then gasoline and many tractors were designed to run (or just run) on either or a mixture. In an old flat head low compression engine E85 will be fine, but you'll need to spend some time adjusting the carb. Ethanol has lower BTUs so you'll need to enrich the carb mixture. You'll probably find that you're burning more fuel and wiping out any cost saving. International Harvester specifically designed "distillant" tractors with specific intakes, heads and radiator shutters in an attempt to squeeze more efficiency out of the fuel.
In a modern fuel injected car with computer controlled fuel injection you'll run into all kinds of problems attempting to run E85, unless it’s a flex fuel vehicle. They were designed to obtain maximum fuel efficiency from gasoline; E85 will cause all kinds of error codes as the computer attempts to adjust itself for something it’s not designed to operate on.
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