On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 9:43 AM, Tom Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In order to get a permit to distill fuel grade ethanol in the United > States it must be denatured. The recommended method is to add 2 gallons of > unleaded gasoline to 98 gallons of ethanol. The problem for the home brewer > is that water in the ethanol tends to fall out when gasoline is added. A > solution to water in the tank is to add "dry gas" (methanol). > My questions are: > -Would it be unwise to denature fuel grade ethanol with methanol > and then used in a Flex Fuel vehicle such as a '99 Ford Ranger? (3.0L Flex > Fuel version). The water issue would be eliminated. > -Any problems running a Flex Fuel vehicle on blends of ethanol, > gasoline, and methanol? > I'd skip the "recommended method" and go with a drop of gas to your 100 gal of ethanol. So long as you don't drink it, serve it to your friends, or boast that you can produce some fine moonshine you should be ok. (should). I have no ideas about the methanol mix.
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