[Biofuel] Cold starts with ethanol

2011-08-29 Thread Keith Addison
Hi all Cold starting is a problem with ethanol. For older cars with carburettors, S.W. Mathewson writes in Manual for the Home and Farm Production of Alcohol Fuel: The engine will be difficult to start, especially in cold weather. The easiest solution to this problem is simply to start the

Re: [Biofuel] Ethanol and gasoline

2011-08-29 Thread Keith Addison
Hij Jan Thanks for your reply. What I was asking about is the 4% (4.37%) water in the azeotrope mix that won't separate from the water by distillation. When 190-proof ethanol is blended with gasoline, the overall proportion of water is even lower. Zeolite will remove the last of the water,