rbel said: (quoted from post at 16:02:10 01/05/10) Ethanol chases away water.
It is the major component in Stabil fuel conditioner
Sorry, rebel (but I do like your handle), ethanol has an affinity for water & in simple terms, sucks it up like a sponge. That is why is is the primary component of such gas-clean-up products. If gas alone has water added to it, they separate and when the water hits the engine it won't run, BUT adding alcohols to the gas water mix causes the water to be suspended in the alcohol and and little by little it passes thru the engine, maybe not running its best, but at least running vs stalled. It didn't 'chase it away', it sucked it up.
for some other posters:
I've had more than my share of ethanol problems with it in older equipment.
Anyone using it in old eqmt or storing it for months will have had bad experiences too. You don't even need to try to start one to know it isn't right.......just smell the rotten mess, you will know instantly!
And as for not losing mileage, well if you don't notice it, you are not observant enough, don't care, etc. , if you claim same mileage. If you have the latest gee-whiz computer read outs, it is immediately obvious, & if you don't careful records will reveal the loss. Actually, you needn't do anything except observe the facts:
gasoline energy content: 115,000 BTU/gallon
ethanol energy content: 75,000 BTU/gallon
That is a 35% reduction or loss relative to gasoline or what you would see if you ran a tank of pure gasoline against a tank of pure ethanol.
The reason you don't see or miss the loss is that it is diluted by running only 10% ethanol in 90% gasoline. Which puts you in the position of measuring a 4% loss......requires care.
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