<VV> Re: (VV) Ethanol?

[Eric S. Eberhard]

True.  I saw the most amazing case of ignorance on the subject on the 
news.  A newscaster/pundit objecting to using Ethanol said that it would 
actually cause us to use MORE oil because the energy is less and the 
resulting loss of mpg would mean we would use more foreign oil ... what a 
moron.  We might use more total FUEL ... but since at least some of it is 
Ethanol, we would still be using less foreign OIL.


At 10:09 PM 6/16/2005, Ron wrote:
>Also, alcohol has less energy per gallon so you will have slightly less power.
>RonH
>
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>Subject: Re: <VV> Re: (VV) Ethanol?
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>>n3lkz at yahoo.com writes:
>>I understand the gas-alcohol blend can damage some
>>seals and rubber parts in fuel systems. Will my
>>Monza's fuel pump succumb? What about other fuel
>>system parts on our old cars?
>>
>>Arjay,
>>Fear not, alcohol will not harm your engine or seals.  Most gas around the
>>country already contains some alcohol in the winter time (cooler 
>>weather). The
>>one problem you will nave with alcohol is it wants to vaporize more easily
>>than gasoline thus has of a more tendency to vapor lock.  The fix is to 
>>install
>>an electric fuel pump at the tank outlet and wire it through a switch on the
>>steering column then to the ignition switch.  If you are one of those who 
>>just
>>have to keep the antique mechanical fuel pump, the electric fuel pump 
>>will pump
>>through it with no trouble.  When you encounter vapor lock, just flip the
>>switch on till it clears and switch it back off.  I use and recommend the
>>electric fuel pump in place of the mechanical one.  Are they reliable? 
>>All new cars
>>have them and they have a lower failure than mechanical pumps.  On the 
>>Corvair
>>stick to the lower pressure pump, 4 to 6 pound, available at your FLAPS. As
>>far as damage to the seals and rubber parts of the Corvair engine, you're
>>confusing alcohol with another additive used in gasoline called MTBE. 
>>That should
>>be phased out by now.  Back in 74 I ran my Rampside on straight alcohol with
>>the manual pump and it ran great but the price of methanol was higher than
>>gasoline so I went back to gas.
>>
>>Ed Corson (CORSA member)
>>Inland Empire Corvair Club
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