X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:34:16 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from a2s34.a2hosting.com ([216.119.134.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.9) with ESMTPS id 4479446 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:59:54 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.119.134.2; envelope-from=lorn@dynacomm.us DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=default; d=dynacomm.us; h=Received:From:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Subject:Date:Message-Id:Cc:To:Mime-Version:X-Mailer:X-Source:X-Source-Args:X-Source-Dir; b=AuwckqKY/Q4bfs5wtE/0jiHQxauS63uL/mS4kipAZ/epXzGaOFW+cubqrOIXjc9Iq8IAVgf3VVkMb4Blprvoln38vXMt0C35cr76zGMqTjafMwbMeIWxlAg5UQnlsvc5; Received: from c-68-61-17-78.hsd1.mi.comcast.net ([68.61.17.78] helo=[192.168.1.9]) by a2s34.a2hosting.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Oz8o2-0008Vu-ED; Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:59:18 -0400 From: Lorn H Olsen Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: Avgas & Mogas mix X-Original-Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:01:40 -0400 X-Original-Message-Id: X-Original-Cc: Danny Miller X-Original-To: Lancair List Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - a2s34.a2hosting.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - dynacomm.us X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Danny, Why mix the fuel? The engine manual for my engine, the O-320-D1F, 160 HP = specifies 80/87 octane fuel. What is to be gained by mixing? The real problem is getting auto fuel without ethanol. Moisture will = combine with the ethanol effectively sucking it out of the fuel and = laying it at the bottom of the tank. Without the ethanol, the octane is = lowered. Ethanol may or may not also eat the coating off of the gas = tanks. I have seen this happen. 3 years ago, many auto gas stations in Michigan sold fuel without = ethanol but not any more. Last year I tested the fuel at 12 gas = stations. All had changed to a methanol mixture. The only 3 airports = that I have been able to find that still sell non-ethanol auto fuel are = in Marshall, Mi, Chesapeake, Va and Barnwell, SC. Lorn > From: "Danny Miller" > Date: September 23, 2010 5:24:26 PM EDT >=20 > I heard through the grapevine that a mix of 2/3 mogas with 1/3 avgas = is a viable mix for most LNC2 types. Does anybody have experience with = this? >=20 > Danny Miller > N 38=B0 43' 27" > W 77=B0 30' 38" -- Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, ASMEL, ASES, Comm, Inst DynaComm, Corp., 248-345-0500, mailto:lorn@dynacomm.us LNC2, FB90/92, O-320-D1F, 1,750 hrs, N31161, Y47, SE Michigan