Ron Ethanol free fuel is also available at many marinas, at least here in Ohio. Pete Klapp, building KR-2S N729PK, Canton, Ohio
> Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 19:19:39 +0000 > To: krnet at list.krnet.org > Subject: Re: KR> Ethanol > From: krnet at list.krnet.org > CC: ronwright5 at yahoo.com > > It is a simple matter to separate the ethanol out of the gas. They recommend > using Premium fuel due to a drop in octane when taking the ethanol out. Get > a clear tank, add ethanol fuel, dump in water and watch it separate out the > ethanol/water solution. Drain out the ethanol/water and you only have > unleaded auto fuel left over. If you want the specific amount of water to > use per gallon, Google the question and you will easily find several methods > for doing this. Simple and easy to use. Doesn't take very long to do it > either.. > > Another solution was to add a long length of clear tubing to the gas can with > a shut off valve at the bottom. Dump in the water to the fuel, turn the can > upside down and shake. Watch the water/ethanol separate in the clean tubing; > open the valve and let the ethanol/water drain out; what you have left is > pure gasoline. > > Works great. Your choice as to whether or not you want to try it. > > Ron > > > -------------------------------------------- > On Mon, 6/6/16, Mike Stirewalt via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > > Subject: KR> Ethanol > To: krnet at list.krnet.org > Cc: laser147 at juno.com > Date: Monday, June 6, 2016, 1:52 PM > > I had an old Cadillac with a computer > display that would read out my > real-time fuel consumption. I imagine most cars have > such things these > days, althoiugh the Oldsmobile that I replaced my beloved > Cadillac with > doesn't. Whenever I would drive cross country and got > into the mid-west > where ethanol is sold, my fuel mileage would always go > down. > > I'm impressed by the statement "The fastest cars in the > country use it." > so obviously I'm suffering form a misconception. I > inherently disliked > it because it decreased my fuel mileage and because > government welfare to > all the farmers who grow corn for ethanol annoyes me > too. Plus, I've > never trusted it in my KR. If I do ever use auto fuel > in the KR > (GP-2180) I always use Chevron Supreme, which is what I > always use in my > other vehicles. Calling Chevron headquarters in San > Francisco several > years ago, they told me Supreme has 7% ethanol in it. > It may be more > now, or less, but thinking I could avoid ethanol by buying > top grade > gasoline was not correct. I think it's all got ethanol > in it, except for > boutique racing shops that sell ethanol-free gas for > racing. Why would > racing shops sell ethanol-free gas for racing if "the > fastest cars in the > country use it." I'm not arguing here since I'm not > very smart, but just > relating my experiences. > > Steve Bennett said he always ran my engine on ethanol-free > gas - which he > could get in Omaha. Here in San Diego it's only > available from > specialized racing shops. From Steve's comments on > operation of my > engine, I've tried to keep ethanol out of the tanks but I > have > occasionally put some Chevron Supreme in. It's always > mixed with > whatever 100LL is already in the tank. In my aux tank > in the wing, made > from vinyl ester, I've been religious about never putting > anything but > 100LL in it. I've heard too many stories about car gas > wreaking havoc to > tanks and fuel components for me to use it more than very > occasionally. > Just my experience. I'm still learning new things . . > .hope we all are. > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Nextiva vFAX > Why Do You Still Have An Old Fax Machine? > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5755c69e982ad469e6d0cst04vuc > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org > to change options > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options
