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Old 09-14-2018, 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by joe_db View Post
Well it is ruined FOR SURE for a car. I hadn't thought of the A4 perhaps tolerating the low octane base stock.
Do note - and I learned this the hard way - that the goopy ethanol/water mix does some combination of these two things if used as fuel:
1. Clogs up the filter/water separator and no fuel passes to the engine.
2. Gets through the filter and make a mess of the carb.

In both cases the engine is not going to run for long.
I hear you. I'm pulling all of the water/ethanol out of the tank. It doesn't look like clean fuel by any stretch. My only point was that the water and fuel separated in a way that is plainly visible, but there is more than trace amounts of water caught up in the fuel emulsion.

I come from a long line of pilots and it's always refreshing to hear what you wild-ass guys have to say. Thanks, Joe.
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