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Old September 30th 05, 05:20 AM
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Ethanol should not be approved for use in general aviation aircraft. It
seems like a great idea, but the ethanol is highly caustic


The hell you say. Your source? And to WHAT is it caustic? To fuming red
nitric acid, WATER is caustic.


and eats
hoses


Hasn't eaten a single hose on my Miata and it has been running on the stuff
for ten years.


and corrodes carburetors

How? The chemical reaction between ethanol and steel/aluminum appears to be
benign. Again, your source other than OWT?


and cylinders.

Seems that the entire US auto fleet would be in serious doo doo if this were
true. It ain't.




Ethanol is also more
expensive than gasoline.


Not the argument. Keep OT please.


Jim