Hello all and Tom especially.
There is a saying explaining that methanol is like ethanol but more. This
is used to point out that the disadvantages of ethanol is more with
methanol.
I suppose that Ford is too mean to equip the fuel system for methanol..
Methanol is corrosive, even more that water. The engine will consume twice
as much with metanol than with gasoline. And if I remember correctly,
methanol has a higher vapour generating value than ethanol, meaning that it
demands more energy to enter the gas phase, which can lead to cold starting
problems. And during warm-up of the engine the methanol produces more of the
even so corrosive substances, such as formaldehyde which also is poisonous.
It is a well-known fact that most motor oils are not able to neutralize
these corrosion agents, so one can expect an engine wear of twice the value
than for gasoline. Apart from this is methanol an excellent fuel, especially
if there was methanol from biological sources available.
Best regards to you all
Jan W
- Original Message -
From: Tom Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 3:49 PM
Subject: [Biofuel] Flex Fuel Ford Ranger and methanol
In an earlier post I asked about using a methanol/ethanol blend in my
flex fuel Ford Ranger. It has been brought to my attention that Ford
recommends against such a blend:
Do not use fuel containing methanol. It can damage critical
fuel systems components.
Tom
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