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Old May 15th 08, 10:40 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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cavelamb himself wrote:
Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:



The biggest problem IMHO is that it holds water. All the other issues
such as it eating the rubber can be dealt with but you can't make
Ethanol not hold water.



Turn it around, Gig.

Look at it as a safety feature.

Ethanol in the fuel might absorb any water in the tanks
avoiding an engine failure.



Richard



That's what all those drains are for. My little 601 will have three
places designed to get water out of the fuel before it gets sucked in to
the engine.