In rec.aviation.owning Morgans wrote:
: Except for the gas that now contains .7% water. I know, burn the gas, and
: it will leave the water!
.... and probably lower octane than it is rated at. One of the benefits of
adding alcohol to gasoline (for the refinery) is that it typically raises the octane
rating a few points. 100% ethanol has an octane rating of 100 or so. They can blend
crappier mixes of gasoline with ethanol to make the 87 A.K.I rating.
-Cory
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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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