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| How much methanol to mix in with fuel?; Using methanol left over from distilling | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 31 2011, 02:22 PM (2,100 Views) | |
| BillHoo | May 31 2011, 02:22 PM Post #1 |
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I have about a gallon of 75 percent methanol left over from a few distilling projects I did in the fall. How much of that can I dump into a full fuel tank without causing any damage to the engine or hoses? Methanol is toxic and attacks the optic nerve, so I can't drink it. Due to it's low vapor temperature, it's the first thing that comes out of my... "water distiller". Edited by BillHoo, May 31 2011, 02:23 PM.
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| nerys | May 31 2011, 04:00 PM Post #2 |
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Grr
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Don't? will WHACK your FE and attack anything rubber or plastic in the system. nasty nasty stuff. |
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| Deleted User | May 31 2011, 04:16 PM Post #3 |
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Bill, Restart your project, and this time make ethanol. Bring a couple of gallons to Geopalooza where we can test it as cleaning solvent . . . carburetor cleaner . . . ahhh . . . windshield washer solvent . . . tire polish, yeah! Tire polish!
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| BillHoo | Aug 26 2011, 01:33 PM Post #4 |
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Well, I went through my test tank a few weeks ago. Normally, my car runs at 39 to 41 mpg with normal commuting to work. 42to 43 mpg when driving my once a month up to NJ for national guard drills and visiting my parents (now parent since my dad passed away last month) VERDICT Adding 1 liter of Methanol to my 10 gallon tank of E89 resulted in 37.1 mpg. |
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| nerys | Aug 27 2011, 07:54 AM Post #5 |
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Grr
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ouch. that hurts. |
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| mopedjay01 | Aug 29 2011, 07:30 AM Post #6 |
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DUMBASS
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you definitely dont wanna use any sort of alcohol as tire polish unless you dont like your tires if it was diesel you could just dump that methanol in it but its not really good in gas engines and about the worst thing they did was mix it with gasoline if you have a wood stove save it for winter soak it up in rags and burn it for heat |
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| iamgeo | Aug 29 2011, 10:24 AM Post #7 |
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Big League
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Why are you using E89, (E85)? |
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| Coche Blanco | Aug 29 2011, 10:55 AM Post #8 |
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Troll Certified
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If I had to guess, it's probably E10, 89 octane. |
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| BillHoo | Sep 1 2011, 01:27 PM Post #9 |
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Yeh, that's it! That's the ticket! |
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