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Old 09-13-2018, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Al Schober View Post
joe,
I beg to differ with you about ethanol fuel being ruined.
If you mix ethanol gas with water, the gas and water don't mix but the ethanol from the gas goes into the water. This leaves you with gas without ethanol.
Yes, the octane rating of the gas has been reduced but it's still gas that's good for an Atomic 4. Probably no longer good for a high compression aviation engine, but fine for an Atomic 4.
Just my opinion, but based on pumping water/gas out of my tank over many years. Pump out a gallon, pour the gas back into the tank, discard the water/alcohol. Hasn't caused me a problem with my A4.
My experience comports with this. The ethanol gas separated from the water the instant I poured it into the glass jar. It turned out that, of the five gallons of fluid I drew out of the bottom of the tank, about 95% of it was water. Heading out to the boat later today to draw out the rest...
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