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Phoenix3(at)cox.net
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Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:26 pm Post subject: Fuels with alcohol added in Rotax engines

Does anyone know if Rotax 912 series engines can use gasoline/ethanol mixes?  In my area the fuel has up to 10% ethanol added in the summer to reduce pollution and I am wondering if those engines tolerate the mix.  I have looked at the Rotax documentation available and it does not seem to address the issue.  Thanks in advance.  

   

Chuck Kyle

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mfothergill(at)sympatico.
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:06 am Post subject: Fuels with alcohol added in Rotax engines

Hi;

I asked Rotec about about ethanol. They said that a bulletin was going 

to be published. A local station said that there could be ethanol in the 

gas but my test showwed none at all. The test is easy to do.

Mike

912ULS

UHS Spinners



Charles Kyle wrote:

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		   Does anyone know if Rotax 912 series engines can use gasoline/ethanol 

 mixes?  In my area the fuel has up to 10% ethanol added in the summer to 

 reduce pollution and I am wondering if those engines tolerate the mix. 

  I have looked at the Rotax documentation available and it does not seem 

 to address the issue.  Thanks in advance.

 

  

 

 Chuck Kyle

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N601RT

Joined: 25 Feb 2006
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Location: Hillsboro, Oregon

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:58 am Post subject: Re: Fuels with alcohol added in Rotax engines

One of the Rotax manuals say 5% alcohol is OK (I don't remember which manual). I took the 3 day 20 hr Rotax 4 stroke class in Jan'06 where the instructor (and Rotax guru) Eric Tucker said that the 91x series runs fine with 10% alcohol BUT that the rest of the fuel system must also be verified to be OK with the alcohol. I've run Chevron Premium with 10% alcohol in N601RT without problem. 



Regards,



Roy



N601RT: CH601HDS, nose gear, Rotax 912ULS, Arplast PV-50, All electric, IFR equipped, 562hrs, 674 landings

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gfmjr_20(at)HOTMAIL.COM
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:50 am Post subject: Fuels with alcohol added in Rotax engines

kyle--

  There was just an article by Phil Lockwood on the use of fuel with 

ethanol.  He indicated that Rotax engines can run with 5% ethanol and that 

some folks are currently running with 10%.  It looks like we are all going 

to find out soon how they do on 10%.  Most of the gas stations around where 

I live are now posting fuels with 10% ethanol.  I'm currently flying behind 

a Rotax 582 and have had to use some of the 10% gas.  No problems so far.



George May

601XL 912s

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Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 22:18:52 -0400



Does anyone know if Rotax 912 series engines can use gasoline/ethanol

mixes?  In my area the fuel has up to 10% ethanol added in the summer to

reduce pollution and I am wondering if those engines tolerate the mix.

I have looked at the Rotax documentation available and it does not seem

to address the issue.  Thanks in advance.



Chuck Kyle


	


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mileski(at)sonalysts.com
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:16 pm Post subject: Fuels with alcohol added in Rotax engines

Hi,



 I too read the article by Lockwood, but got tired of not knowing if there's any fuel within driving distance of my hangar in CT that isn't reformulated with 10% ethanol. I made some calls, and ended up sending this email to EAA Sport Aviation editorial:



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