Idle Stab. system puzzle

[John S. Lagnese]

If you check, stabil and many other fuel additives are isopropyl, another 
alcohol like ethanol is. BTW the cheap dry gases are methyl alcohol while 
the better ones are isoprpoyl, otherwise known as rubbing alcohol. Of 
course, ethanol has the versatility to be ingested as well!!
John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brett Dikeman" <quattro at frank.mercea.net>
To: <audi at humanspeakers.com>
Cc: "Quattro List" <quattro at audifans.com>; "DeWitt Harrison" 
<six-rs at comcast.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: Idle Stab. system puzzle


>
> On Jul 26, 2006, at 3:29 PM, Huw Powell wrote:
>
>>
>>> The last time the engine was operated, a month or so ago
>>
>> I just want to interject a statement that is now the "received wisdom"
>> from the guy who runs the shop next door, and that is that "today's
>> gasoline has *no* shelf life."
>>
>
> Well, "today's gasoline" has 10% or more ethanol.  Ethanol's lovely
> properties include readily mixing with water; this will result in the
> ethanol separating from the gasoline.  Just like with brake fluid
> that has absorbed lots of water, the water absorbed by ethanol will
> cause rust.
>
> So, store with Sta-bil, and when you're ready to go, sounds like you
> may need to add a bottle of drygas before firing it up.
>
> I don't know which is worse; California eco-nazis that don't
> understand the implications of their legislation (or worse, don't
> care), or the mid-westerners with their pork-barrel projects that
> result in our government forking over hundreds of millions to corn
> farmers because they're simpletons with disproportionate voting power.
>
> At least MTBE is out of the picture! (MTBE was another brilliant eco-
> nazi move from our crunchy-granola whale-hugging friends out West.)
>
> Brett
>
>
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