I am still looking for some type of litmus paper type test strips if such a thing is made. Anyone seen anything like this?
When I pull up to a pump I would like to get a few ounces out and test it before I fill up the 5 gallon can. It is a pain to wait around ten minutes at the pump and I don't want to fill the can with expensive 93 octane then find out later that it has alcohol and I have to dump it in my truck. I know it is really not that much trouble, but I fill a 5 gallon can usually three times a week because I run to the airport and fly at lunch time almost every day. If I am testing I want to test every time because you likely will not get the same fuel out of the same pump all the time. Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Brant Hollensbe Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 8:38 PM To: KRnet Subject: KR> Test to see if gas contains alcohol There is an easy test to see if your gasoline contains alcohol. Taking a calabrated or graduated cylinder like the type you used in High School Chemistry class add 9 parts gas to one part water. Shake the mixture and let it stand. After 10 minutes and examine the amount. If the level has not changed then there in no alcohol in the gas. But if the level has increased......then the gas contains alcohol. This is because the alcohol has seperated out of the gas when it attached itself to the water. The EAA website has 2 excellent articles under the mogas STC: http://www.eaa.org/education/fuel/autogas_vs_avgas.pdf Brant Hollensbe West Des Moines, Iowa Bhollensbe at mchsi.com _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
