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Re: E85 Ethanol in a Ford 8N?
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Posted by Wayne Swenson on November 29, 2006 at 06:11:51 from (71.13.41.243):
In Reply to: Re: E85 Ethanol in a Ford 8N? posted by bosu on November 29, 2006 at 04:50:21:
My son manages an Ethanol plant & brought some 95% ethanol to try in our 1937 BN John Deere. I started on the old gasoline mixture and began to lean out when the Ethanol got to the carburetor. I turned the high speed & low speed mixture screws out (richer) about ½ turn each & it ran just like it was supposed to. When the engine is cold, I have to start on gasoline and switch over; just like the old days with distillate for the main fuel source.
The exhaust surely smells nice; could almost get a high off of it!!
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