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Hey John, I like your way of thinking. I for one would certainly drink to that process. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 12:01 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Ercoupe 415-CD Registration C-FXJK Nonfatal > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > In a message dated 12/18/02 9:37:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > I'm fuzzy on this. I thought alcohol would actually absorb the H2O, thus > > decreasing the water level. > > I've been through this argument before, and can't remember how it was > resolved. The argument for the defense, however, is that the alcohol would > rather be with the water than the fuel, and comes out of solution, raising > the "water" level. I recall that if the quantity of water is small, as when > you have water in the tank, the water attaches to the alcohol on one end and > the alcohol attaches to the fuel on the other. This allows the water to then > go through the fuel system. > > So, think about it: If the alcohol comes out of solution with the fuel and > attaches to the water, couldn't you use water to extract alcohol from fuel? > Then, all you have to do is siphon the fuel off of the water, and you've got > alcohol free fuel! The alcohol/water mix can be combined with fruit juice > and served as punch... > > I understand that pumps for fuel with alcohol in it must be marked > accordingly, but better safe than sorry. I test periodocally, but not every > time. I always buy form the same place. > > John > ========================================================================== == == > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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