What is the "olive jar test"? Larry N99493
________________________________ From: Jack Stanton <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, August 12, 2010 12:58:30 PM Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Ethanol in Gas? Some areas have mandated ethanol in all auto fuels, including premium. The only way to be sure is use the olive jar test. Jack ________________________________ From: Robert Bartunek <bbart...@aol. com> To: "ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com" <ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com> Cc: "<ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com>" <ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com> Sent: Thu, August 12, 2010 11:54:58 AM Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Ethanol in Gas? Seems like if you want to use Mogas, you could use premium that has no ethanol and there would be no problems. Is that what i read from this thread? Use premium locally and think 100LL globally (cross country). Bart Sent from my iPhone On Aug 12, 2010, at 12:18 PM, <heave...@wt. net> wrote: >Alcohol attacks rubber and plastic components in the fuel system, such as >seals, >o rings, fuel tank linings, and carburetor components. You could end with fuel >leaks and / or debris. A fire, fuel loss, or fuel obstruction could result. >Eliacim > >--- goofygu...@yahoo. com wrote: > >From: "goofyguy77" <goofygu...@yahoo. com> >To: ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com >Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Ethanol in Gas? >Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:44:28 -0000 > > >Why? Other than checking your tank drains and making CERTAIN you actually use >your carb heat on descent like you are supposed to, where IS the harm? > >--- In ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com, "Kevin" <kgass...@...> wrote: >> >> You need to remove the alcohol. >> >> http://www.eaa. org/news/ 2006/2006- 11-01_faa. asp >> >> Kevin1 >> >> >> --- In ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com, "Jerry Ward" <mag45tor63@> wrote: >> > >> > I am about to leave the Great Northwest for a trip across the USA in my >> > 415-G >>Ercoupe and have just found out that here in Washington State they have made >>it >>mandatory that all gasoline have 10% Ethanol in every gallon sold. I am >>asking >>what would I have to change to be able to conti nue to use car gas in my >>Ercoupe? Is it only the fuel lines that are effected? If so can I just change >>them to modern type hoses and I will be ready to use that gas in my plane? I >>have heard that I may have to change the valves too. What do you know about >>this >>and has any other states done the same thing to your state? My plane runs so >>much better on 87 octane Regular Gas that I hate to have to start putting in >>that 100LL again. It just hates it and does not run half as good. I get >>better >>performance and milage out of the 87 Octane than I ever did on 100 LL. I sure >>hope that there is a way for me to continue to fly using the new stuff with >>the >>Ethanol in it. Thanks for any comments - Jerry with N-355E >> > >> > >
