<VV> methanol vs. ethanol

[Harry Smith]

RE "gas line antifreeze" or dry gas as it was called. I recall when I was a
teen working in a gas station on the frozen tundra of Connecticut, we were
always told use only isopropyl dry gas. Never told why but I still remember
that.
Harry Smith
1963 Rampside
Coral SPrings, FL

On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Lon Anderson <lonzovair at aol.com> wrote:

>
> Harry,
> You reference the "gas line anti-freeze"... well, one 12-16 ounce bottle
> would take care of a 20 gallon tank, whereas 10% ethanol in that same tank
> is TWO GALLONS... as with anything from strychnine to mother-in-laws, in
> extremely small doses it won't hurt ya as bad.
> ;-)
> Later,
> Lonzo
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harry Yarnell <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net>
> To: virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Thu, Oct 18, 2012 4:44 pm
> Subject: <VV> methanol vs. ethanol
>
>
> There's all the talk about ethanol being 'bad' for internal combustion
> engines, especially small engines like chain saws lawn mowers, etc.
>
> Why?
>
> ...and back in the day we used to add gas-line antifreeze to our gas tanks
> to absorb moisture in the tank, but I think that was methanol.
>
> My college chemistry is a bit rusty; so what's the difference between the
> two, and does methanol have these negative characteristics?
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> Harry Yarnell
>
> Perryman Garage and Orphanage
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> hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
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