If your fuel contains 8-10% alcohol, you'll see an increase in the "water" level almost immediately after you stop shaking the container (graduated cylinder). I suppose you have to wait 10 minutes if you want to know exactly what percentage it is. The test described by Brant is simple.
Ken Jones, kenbjo...@cinci.rr.com Sharonville, OH N5834, aka The Porkopolis Flying Pig, KR-2 KHAO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Kraut" <brian.kr...@engalt.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 8:53 PM Subject: RE: KR> Test to see if gas contains alcohol >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 > > > > _______________________________________ > 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
