> arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: > > Here's a better explanation of the test suggested previously > which is simply based on the affinity of alcohol for water; no > complex chemistry involved.
Thanks! This one makes sense. > Therefore, any deviation in the water line indicates the presence > of ethanol and should serve as a basis for rejecting the fuel. I'm going to speak up again. For nearly 30 years I have been using ethanol blend gasoline [petrol]. I began seeking it out and have used it almost exclusively for 25 years. I tried it way back then and discovered the carburetor maintenance on my cars went _way_ down with the blend. Since then, I have used it for cars, lawn mowers, chainsaws, line trimmers, etc. Some of the mowers have repeatedly sat for 6 to 8 months with fuel in the tank. I often mix a stabilizer (Stabil initially, more recently Sea Foam) with the two stroke - but not always. In those 25 years I cannot blame the fuel for even one problem with any of the engines. Zero. Yet there are a lot of people who claim lots of problems caused by ethanol. I don't understand why my experience is _so_ different. All these tales of woe are making me nervous - yet my experiences suggest I should keep doing what I have been. -- Philip, puzzled. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
