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andynfultz(at)bellsouth.n
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:24 pm Post subject: Ethanol Testing? ?

Guys,



  I saw a "recipe" somewhere the other day, that with a few simple

calculations, will tell you the percentage of alcohol in the fuel.  I

believe it was on the EAA website.  Don't remember the exact amounts, but a

few milileters of water to which a few ounces of gasoline is added and

recheck the water level, calculate and xx% alcohol is the result.



Andy F.

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		   By the reaction of the station owner and the damage to the tank I'm

wondering if something is going on here and that maybe this wasn't normal
	


premium auto fuel but a mixture stronger than 10%. Is there a simple way to

test the level?

Kevin,

I use the water line test to check for alcohol but don't know of a way to

check for the amount (percentage of alcohol).



By the way, I have heard that some people have found that the water level

goes down instead of up when they have tested fuel that has alcohol in it

due to the alcohol holding some of the water in suspension instead of

dropping out with the water.  This new fuel is moonshine.



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Tom Jones

Classic IV

503 Rotax, 72 inch Two blade Warp

Ellensburg, WA





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Tom Jones

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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:03 pm Post subject: Re: Ethanol Testing? ?

Here's a link to the EAA article that tells how to determine the amount of alcohol in fuel.  http://www.eaa.org/autofuel/faqs/alcohol_testing.asp#TopOfPage



To sum it up.  Add nine parts fuel to one part water.  The increase in apparent volume of water divided by the volume of fuel used times 100 is the percentage of alcohol in the fuel.



Edited to reverse the water/fuel numbers.

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Last edited by Tom Jones on Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:38 pm; edited 1 time in total

Mo

Joined: 29 Jan 2006
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Location: Massachusetts

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject: Ethanol Testing? ?

The article says 9 parts fuel plus one part water, not the other way around.

 Maurice Fitzgerald

Series 7A, 912S, 72" Ivo, building

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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: Ethanol Testing? ?

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		  The article says 9 parts fuel plus one part water, not the other way around. 

Maurice Fitzgerald 	




I hate it when I do that.  I edited to fix it.

Thanks Mo,

Tom

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