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----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenneth Neill Carnahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: "harry frances" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 9:57 AM Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Fw: Washout/Washin > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > / This may be of interest Neill > > > > > 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 > > > > ================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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