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> Hi Randall.. > I've been using auto gas for 24 years and for over 15 years in one plane > with no adverse effects except for the smell and a little more soot at the > exhaust. However we now have a problem in Ohio because the governor signed > a bill requiring the addition of alcohol to gas in all metropolitan areas in > the state. They have taken the signs off the gas tanks which announced the > presence of alcohol in the gas. You can find alcohol free gas in stations > in small towns, but you have to ask. The Meyers station in Bowling Green > had signs stating "100% pure gas" last week, but the signs are gone now. > > I'm not sure what all the alcohol does, but one thing that it does for sure > is gather moisture and corrode valve stems and guides. I noticed that the > carb leaks when I got alcohol in the fuel. The engine ran a lot hotter and > the oil pressure dropped 5# at cruise. That is when I found that I had > alcohol, so I drained the tanks and loaded up with gas that I got at > Fostoria. > > Ron C > N96995 > > ================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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