Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #45071
From: Charlie England <ceengland@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Gas Tote for Auto Fuel burners
Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:23:14 -0600
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Christopher Barber wrote:
Mark,
 
REALLY?  No alcohol in fuel in Texas.  The pumps from where  I get my gas says that it "may" contain 10% ethanol....is this just there to cya (I understand cya does not always mean "call your attorney").  I question it since when the Jeffco failed in my strake it was highly speculated it was due to ethanol in the fuel.  I would like to know that it is not present as to eliminate it as an issue.  I have always gotten the 87 octane from the station across the street from the airport and I had no idea it may not be an issue for the GSOT. Hmmmmmmm?
 
OH, btw, I am a cop and while I am sure that I could pull ya over for the the tanks being transported that way and find a violation (as damn near everything is illegal these days <sigh>), I find it highly unlikely that I would.  There is too much other stuff to stroke someone for that has a conscious disregard for others safety (yeah, you can say being a "new Pinto" could classify for that, but again, other stuff occupies the day.......like felony "fail to signal turn at intersection" <g>) Of course, I am in GSOT and not the Peoples Republic of California.......
 
All the best,
 
Chris Barber
Houston, Texas
www.LoneStarVelocity.com <http://www.LoneStarVelocity.com>

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Chris,

You know there's a simple test for alcohol, right? Just get a tall skinny glass bottle and mark the side about 1" up from the bottom. Add water to the mark. Top off with the gas in question, cap and shake vigorously. Set it down & wait a couple of minutes. If there's alcohol in the gas, the apparent level of water in the bottle will be above your mark.

Charlie
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