Tractor Talk Discussion Board |
Re: ethanol and fuel mileage
[ Expand ] [ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ]
Posted by JOHN (LA) on October 27, 2003 at 11:41:52 from (68.158.130.184):
In Reply to: ethanol and fuel mileage posted by Terry on October 26, 2003 at 08:35:08:
I have noticed no differance in mileage with ethanol. There is or I should say has been problems with ethanol use in the past. Ethanol is 107 octane. Problems they have had years ago was they store the gas and ethanol in separate tanks at the gas loading rack. The driver was in charge of mixing correctly. Today: because of the potential problems involved the rack mixes it automatically with computers. I do not know of any rack that the driver still mixes but there may be some. You can see that if it were not mixed correctly and you got all ethanol you would have problems. Other things about ethanol that some may consider problems. Ethanol is very dry and will allow gaskets and o-rings to dry rot and crack in older carbs. I would say engine manufacturers have taken care of this problem. The one problem why I do not like ethanol is it will suspend a lot of water. It does not allow the natural process of water separation in large storage tanks to take place and usually your fuel filter is the one that pays for it.
Follow Ups:
Home
| Forums
Today's Featured Article -
The 8N and the Fox - by Zane Sherman. Dec. 13 1998, Renfroe, Alabama. Last niht I dreamed about the day that I plowed the field of about 10 acres over on what Jimmy and Dandy called the Ledbetter field. I was driving the 1948 8N Ford tractor that Jimmy bought in 48 new This was prebably in about 1951 and maybe even befor the house was built. This would have made me to be about16 years old and I drove the tractor for nothing and would have paid to drive it if I had had any money which I didn't, but neit
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|