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Mark,
I deleted my reply but I THINK that what I said was that I had not tested with enhanol. I actually have no personal experience with ethanol as I have never had it in the tank. I have used pure 93 oct gas extensivly for years and HAVE done careful inspection of exposed hysol and tank sealer and have found no problem. Chemically, there is simply less energy in ethanol than in gasoline. If I was considering using ethanol (I'm not), I'd do plenty of out-of-airplane testing first.
Bill Harrelson
N5ZQ 320 1,600 hrs
N6ZQ IV under construction
Lorn,
I asked Bill directly if his aversion to ethanol-blended fuel was related to
engine or tank integrity. He says the loss of power using ethanol-blends is
unacceptable, and that he is unaware of any issues regarding ethanol-blends
and Hysol.
Regards,
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Lorn H Olsen [mailto:lorn@dynacomm.us]
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 9:47 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: Re: Hysol 9339 and Auto Fuel
You had better read Bill's response more carefully. He says that he
NEVER uses gasoline with ethanol.
I have seen a tank damaged. The damaged tank used auto fuel. I suspect
that the cause of the damage was ethanol.
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