X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail4.qnetau.com ([202.146.213.1] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.1) with ESMTP id 2844310 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:39:49 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=202.146.213.1; envelope-from=greg@itmack.com Received: (qmail 40638 invoked by uid 399); 12 Apr 2008 08:39:06 -0000 Received: from c210-49-46-125.rochd1.qld.optusnet.com.au (HELO NOTEBOOK) (210.49.46.125) by mail4.qnetau.com with ESMTPM; 12 Apr 2008 08:39:06 -0000 X-Originating-IP: 210.49.46.125 Message-ID: <002e01c89c78$ee18f240$6602a8c0@NOTEBOOK> From: "Greg" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Ethanol in Auto Gas Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:40:57 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002B_01C89CCC.BF78B700" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 080330-0, 30/03/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C89CCC.BF78B700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Mark Greg,=20 It is a simple 5 minute process to test for alcohol. Get yourself an = alcohol fuel tester, such as the one EAA sells for $15.00 and follow the = directions. Here's a link that explains two different methods to test = for alcohol in gasoline. = http://www.eaa.org/autofuel/faqs/alcohol_testing.asp Basically, you take a beaker, fill it with 1 part water and 9 parts = gasoline, cap it and shake vigorously. Let it sit for 5 minutes and see = if the water has risen in the beaker. The amount of increase in the = water line (if any) will represent the percentage of alcohol in the = fuel. Test kits have the beaker marked so it is easy to see where to = fill the water and fuel, and also the percentage of alcohol. But you = could use an olive jar with tape markings at 10% and 100% for a really = low budget tester. Mark S. 37.5 hrs On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Greg wrote: Is there an easy way to check for alcohol? Greg One of the fellows in the Short Wing Piper Club wasn't checking = his fuel (Michigan has a law now that the pumps do not have to be = labeled) and he brought the rubber hoses that had connected the wing = tanks to the airframe, one was completely clogged and the other was = near. Sunday I got 20 gal at the Shell station and checked it and it = didn't have any Alcohol in it. Still safe this week. JohnD ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C89CCC.BF78B700 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks Mark

Greg,

It is = a simple 5=20 minute process to test for alcohol. Get yourself an alcohol fuel = tester,=20 such as the one EAA sells for $15.00 and follow the directions. = Here's a=20 link that explains two different methods to test for alcohol in=20 gasoline. http://www.= eaa.org/autofuel/faqs/alcohol_testing.asp

Basically,=20 you take a beaker, fill it with 1 part water and 9 parts gasoline, cap = it and=20 shake vigorously. Let it sit for 5 minutes and see if the water = has=20 risen in the beaker. The amount of increase in the water line = (if any)=20 will represent the percentage of alcohol in the fuel. Test = kits=20 have the beaker marked so it is easy to see where to fill the water = and fuel,=20 and also the percentage of alcohol. But you could use an olive = jar with=20 tape markings at 10% and 100% for a really low budget = tester.

Mark=20 S.
37.5 hrs

On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Greg <greg@itmack.com> wrote:

Is there an easy way to check for=20 alcohol?

Greg

One of the fellows in the Short = Wing Piper=20 Club wasn't checking his fuel (Michigan has a law now that the = pumps do=20 not have to be labeled) and he brought the rubber hoses that = had=20 connected the wing tanks to the airframe, one was completely = clogged and=20 the other was near. Sunday I got 20 gal at the Shell = station=20 and checked it and it didn't have any Alcohol in it. Still = safe this=20 week. =20 JohnD

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