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Guy Buchanan

Joined: 16 Jul 2006
Posts: 1204
Location: Ramona, CA

Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 6:55 pm Post subject: Ethanol RX

All,

         I found this used and recommended on one of my yachting lists:



http://www.ethanolrx.com/



         Anybody use it?

Guy Buchanan

San Diego, CA

K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 400 hrs. and counting

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Float Flyr

Joined: 19 Jul 2006
Posts: 2704
Location: Campbellton, Newfoundland

Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 7:52 pm Post subject: Ethanol RX

It looks oike it may help prevent phase separation but I doubt it will do

much for the problem with tanks, rubber etc.



Noel



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Dick Maddux

Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Posts: 516
Location: Milton, Fl

Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:46 am Post subject: Ethanol RX

Guy,

  I have been using green marine StaBil. It too is suppose to act the same way with alcohol. Haven't used it long as our state just switched to alcohol.

  I wonder if the cops could give a DWI to your car. The max in our state is .08 (sick early morning joke)

                                                                   Dick Maddux

                                                                   Milton,Fl 

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Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 8:24 am Post subject: Ethanol RX

I found a strong sense of skepticism when looking at the website.  This 

additive might work, but the explanations sounded a bit like the "snake oil" 

arguments to me.  I took a bit of organic chemistry in the day - just enough 

to become totally humbled by its complexity, though - but the molecules 

shown in the illustration all appear stable to me.  Carbon has four valent 

bonds and every carbon molecule has all the bonds satisfied.  This is the 

reason resins use a catylist - to dusturb the bonds so the switch from short 

chains to long chains can occur during the curing of a resin.  Also what 

does the cracking of petrolium molecules have to do with protecting our 

tanks from the ethanol.  Maybe this additive is just another brand of fuel 

stabilizer.



Like I said, it might work fine, but the page itself looks a little suspect 

to me - just color me a skeptic for now.



Lowell



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Float Flyr

Joined: 19 Jul 2006
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Location: Campbellton, Newfoundland

Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 10:17 am Post subject: Ethanol RX

I agree with you Lowell.  I think the stuff was designed to stop phase

separation at normal temperatures.  I'd like to know how it would affect

fuel in a plane's wing where it can get cold in flight and how it would help

protect resins from ethanol



Noel



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