Hartmut wrote:
> I was just reading through the Continental Spec sheets. > They mention that it is ok to run fuel with up to 3% alcohol > in that to prevent icing in the carburetor. So alcohol per say > is not the problem, it is the amount of it. With current fuels > carrying up to 5% alcohol in the mix, one could safely fly a > 100LL/Gasohol 95/5 mix. Hum-m-m. Here in the U.S., auto fuels normally carry up to 10% ethanol. I have heard of bad mixes causing higher percentages on occasion. (Not a problem for cars.) So, in the U.S., to stay below 3%, you'd need to have 75% 100LL and 25% mogas (approximately). That data about allowed alcohol content is worth cross-checking. Had I been able to have gas line deicer in my tank, I might not have had my entertaining off-airport landing. http://ercoupe.org/Fly-in%20Reports/Gas-line-ice.htm When we put the gas line deicer in the nose tank after the forced landing, that ice was cleared out of the plugged firewall metal fitting in SECONDS! And, it dissolved the nearly 1" thick ice flow in the gascolator in less than a minute. I was impressed! In very cold weather operations I'd prefer to add appropriate gas line deicer if it were allowed. Ed Burkhead http://edburkhead.com/Ercoupe/index.htm East Peoria, Illinois ed -at- edburk???head.??com (remove the ? marks and change -at- to @)
