Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 03:13:07 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: X-SpamCatcher-Score: 10 [X] Received: from imo-m07.mx.aol.com ([64.12.136.162] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.1) with ESMTP id 2534711 for marv@lancaironline.net; Wed, 20 Aug 2003 08:44:22 -0400 Received: from N295VV@aol.com by imo-m07.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v36_r1.1.) id q.113.27b1b9d7 (30960) for ; Wed, 20 Aug 2003 08:44:19 -0400 (EDT) From: N295VV@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <113.27b1b9d7.2c74c722@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 08:44:18 EDT Subject: Re: Autogas X-Original-To: marv@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_113.27b1b9d7.2c74c722_boundary" X-Mailer: 6.0 for Windows XP sub 10500 --part1_113.27b1b9d7.2c74c722_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The problem that I see for the use of Autogas, at least in the Midwest, is that almost all of the gas gets here through the same pipe--including other petroleum products such as diesel fuel and heating oil. One pipe all the way from Texas to Illinois means that the autogas is always contaminated with lower vapor pressure volatiles to some extent. And, brand allegiance is a joke--it all goes from the pipe into huge storage tanks, from which it is shipped several thousand gallons at a time to every different brand gasoline station. When I hear someone swear by one brand over another, I get a weird smile on my face. The only difference between gas supplied on most street corners here is probably the condition of the underground tanks and the level of water contamination in them. Water contamination in Mogas is the big variable you should be talking about. When the big EPA effort was on to upgrade underground gas station tanks, it was not unusual to find 4-10 inches of water in the bottom of the tanks. If you think you have carb icing using clean 100LL, just try some wet Mogas blend... David Jones --part1_113.27b1b9d7.2c74c722_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The problem that I see for the use= of Autogas, at least in the Midwest, is that almost all of the gas gets her= e through the same pipe--including other petroleum products such as diesel f= uel and heating oil.

One pipe all the way from Texas to Illinois means that the autogas is al= ways contaminated with lower vapor pressure volatiles to some extent.

And, brand allegiance is a joke--it all goes from the pipe into huge sto= rage tanks, from which it is shipped several thousand gallons at a time to e= very different brand gasoline station.

When I hear someone swear by one brand over another, I get a weird smile= on my face.  The only difference between gas supplied on most street c= orners here is probably the condition of the underground tanks and the level= of water contamination in them.

Water contamination in Mogas is the big variable you should be talking a= bout.  When the big EPA effort was on to upgrade underground gas statio= n tanks, it was not unusual to find 4-10 inches of water in the bottom of th= e tanks.  

If you think you have carb icing using clean 100LL, just try some wet Mo= gas blend...

David Jones --part1_113.27b1b9d7.2c74c722_boundary--