"Albm&ctd" <alb_mandctdNOWMD@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> In article <MPG.228664ae4c6c7e8b989e31@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> carl.robson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
>> In article <MPG.22804077cd51d635989765@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> alb_mandctdNOWMD@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
>> > Probably because E85 will toasr any engine not made to run on it.
>> >
>> I doubt it. It won't cause pre-ignition because it is a higher octane.
>> It may run lean if the engine sensors/ecu don't have a wide enough
range
>> of adaption, but it should still run even if the ecu goes to limphome
>> mode.
>>
>> Older carb cars would have less issues as long as there is enough range
>> on the mixture adjustments/jetting.
>>
>> Only issue might be if the ethanol reacts with any existing metals or
>> plastics/rubbers in the fuel system. It is still a spark combustion
>> fuel.
>>
> Regarding running ethanol, I simply don't think burnt valves, holed
> pistons or cracked heads would improve performance or emissions. Not as
> bad as methanol though. You MUST make changes to timing and jetting to
> run alcohol fuels and you will use far more alcohol than petrol for the
> same power output. The ideal is to run alcohol fuels on the rich side to
> avoid problems. With methanol it's approximately twice the fuel you
would
> use on straight petrol. You can't just dump these fuels into an engine
> with stock settings and expect the engine to last.
>
> Al
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>
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> I'm concerned about, it's being recognised wearing lippy and a dress.
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I remember helping a friend set his Honda CR 250 to run on Methanol years
ago, the common consensus was to think of the biggest jet size you think
it
needed then double it :-)
It ran really well and we didn't care that he had the fastest chook chaser
amongst us, it was always a pleasure to follow in his exhaust smoke ;-)
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Don Hirschberg
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