Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #30527
From: Charlie England <ceengland@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Ethanol is out
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:33:10 -0600
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Al Gietzen wrote:

This has a definite "BOGUS" ring to it.  There is no requirement for ethanol
to be added to gas in California (at least not yet); and I don't think
ethanol is categorized as an 'additive'.



Some further checking is in order.



Al


There has been an EPA requirement to add oxygenates to gas in densely populated areas. MTBE was the 1st choice until someone pointed out that it was 'worse than the cure'. Ethanol was the replacement of choice, so it does have some ring of truth.

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