I find data suggesting that relatively low amounts of sugar present in gasoline might be fairly harmless compared to 2lbs of sugar poured into a gas tank, resulting in the engine being irreparably damaged within 50 miles, as reported by Bob Carr. Like Bob, I have also know about similar horror stories so I do not aim to discredit Bob's information. I only mean to suggest that minor amounts of sugar in a candidate WVO may not rule out its usefulness.
A slide presentation that includes data for a systematic study of sugar added to gasoline is cited.
-- Jack
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A History of Engine Defeat Through Chemical Means
Kenneth R. Collins
Donald R. Bowie
US Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
- One of the more interesting aspects of nonlethal warfare considers
the
- possibility of the defeat of engines without causing extensive damage to their
- surroundings or operating personnel. [continues, slides 10 to 14]
- possibility of the defeat of engines without causing extensive damage to their
http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/nld4/collins2.pdf
[Slide 9 of 14]
Engine Defeat Through Chemical Means -
Sugar Fact or Fiction?
*Upper limits for solubility of sucrose in gasoline using
C14 labeled sugar - 1.5 mg/liter (ca 2 ppm)
J. Forensic Sciences 38, pg 757 (July 93)
& 39, pp 303-304 (Mar 94)
*ASTM D-381 gum results - SwRI Unpublished Data
Neat Granulated Powdered Brown
Fuel Sugar Sugar Sugar
Diesel DF-2 10.3 8.5 5.7 5.6
Jet A 0.5 1.0 0.7 0.7
JP-4 0.6 0.3 0.4 3.2
Unleaded Gasoline 1.2 1.0 0.2 1.6
1urs10 gm of sugar added to 1 liter of fuel, stirred for 24 hours
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[On the slide, this quote is added to emphasize the distinction between high and low sugar addition.]
A large amount of sugar could stop fuel flow in many
systems but so could plain dust swept from the ground.
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