>That's cool! I mean the ethyl alcohol bit...I'm quite >keen on distilling my own fuel as well. I've started a >reflux still, but haven't gotten it finished (I don't >have any tools to braze ferrous metals - steel, to >non-ferrous metals - copper). But it's always >encouraging to read of other folks have success on any >level! It sounds like you may have some knowledge on >the subject, so I've got a question...what do you know >about converting standard ICE gas engines to run well >on ethanol (ethyl alcohol) ? > >I've heard from different sources that all you have to >do is bore out your carb. main jet and idle jet...
Ethanol and your car http://journeytoforever.org/ethanol_link.html#ethanolcar Alcohol as an Engine Fuel http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_motherearth/me1.html How To Adapt Your Automobile Engine For Ethyl Alcohol Use http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_motherearth/me2.html The Manual for the Home and Farm Production of Alcohol Fuel http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_manual/manual_ToC.html See: Chapter 1 AN OVERVIEW Chapter 2 BASIC FUEL THEORY Chapter 3 UTILIZATION OF ALCOHOL FUELS Convert Your Car to Alcohol http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_drane.html Best Keith >Best... >Luke > > >--- Arttu Aula <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Methyl ethyl ketone is at least the solvent of > > choice in the aviation > > industry. The general rule of thumb in those circles > > being that everything's > > more toxic than in the automotive department: leaded > > AvGas, high sulfur jet > > fuel(not to mention the additives they throw in), > > hydraulic fluid which they > > at least strongly discourage from ingesting. It does > > vaporize quickly, > > dissolves most glues and paints and all grease, much > > better than acetone. > > Considering the bother we go through to put on > > gloves and masks when dealing > > with it, i wouldn't use it as fuel. > > > > Block heaters do take a bit of electricity, but they > > do save enough fuel in > > cold weather to justify their use; 1/2h in 5 C to -5 > > C, 1h down to -15 C, > > then 2h for below that. There are fuel burning ones > > too, no cord or plug > > necessary, but they are more expensive. Electrically > > heated carburetors do > > exist, they shouldn't take much power at all > > considering the small mass of a > > carburetor. Even less if you just heat the fuel in > > the float bowl directly. > > It takes 1 minute to heat 1 dl of ethanol 40C (-20 > > to 20C, for example) > > using the power of your low beams (not USING your > > low beams of course, but > > the same amount of electricity). If your battery > > can't take that, get a new > > battery, you won't be able to start an engine on gas > > at -20. I'm inclined to > > think that an EFI engine would start quite well in > > freezing weather, at > > least down to the point where block heaters are > > recomended anyways. But a > > heating around the fuel lines wouldn't be impossible > > either. > > > > Winter's coming late this year, no snow on > > chirstmas! And this is Finland > > we're talking about! I'd like to try out my > > snowmobile on ethanol, but the > > large batch production's the hard part, it being > > illegal in Finland and > > all... So if the cops ask i didn't distill a test > > batch of around 3dl with a > > steam juicer with the top sections flipped around > > and the middle filled with > > glass plates. It might have burned had i done so :) > > > > Not to mention i can't use the snowmobile on any > > fuel with no snow around! _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
