This is not a stupide question. Here in France we do not have mogas
We have an unleaded 98 which is supposed to be 98octane but in reality is
more close to 88
We have an unleaded 95 (85 octane) which is still available but will be
mixed in a near future with 10% Ethanol
As all of us I have heard bad stories about the usage of Ethanol. Mainly
leaks and rubber seals disintegrated. I think that the problem is that we
don't know exactly how our rubber will react with Ethanol. In the case of a
motorcycle or a pressure washer if it fails then I don't think we will read
a line in the newspaper. Problem is that if it happens in an
aeroplane....there may be more than one newspaper relating the accident..
So after all we have read and heard I think there is a part of reality and I
would not use Ethanol in my M14P.
Not that the motor cannot burn it..it can burn almost everything, but all
the rubber seals might not stay intact...
Fly safe guys fly safe and perhaps ask Dennis, Doug, perhaps also Thermikas
I've heard that they were working on some prototype....Richard if you read
this................Jan any feedback???
But in my opinion it doesn't worth it to take the chance in such
case....know it for sure
Kind regards to all of you pilots
Didier
2010/3/18 Mozam <sdalton@hughes.net>
>
> Reposted because the original got cut off mid-sentence:
>
> OK guys, I'm sure this is a stupid question but:
>
> Here in the NE all you can buy for the past several years is mogas with
> ethanol. It is used EVERYDAY in TENS of MILLIONS of cars (from my neighbor's
> Model T to new ones), chainsaws, snowblowers, lawn mowers, tractors, my
> friend's antique outboard motor collection, log splitters, new outboard
> motors, inboard boat motors, weed eaters, model airplane engines, pressure
> washers, motorcycles (including a friend's Russian motorcycle), water pumps,
> rotor-tillers, Bob-cats, cranes, cement mixers, aircraft tugs, etc., etc.,
> etc.
>
> NONE of these engines are breaking with its use. None of their fuel systems
> are failing. There is no hew and cry that our millions of gas engines are
> failing! The only known (documented) problem I've ever heard of is long term
> storage of it in boats with fiberglass fuel tanks (it eats the fiberglass
> when it phase separates).
>
> I have a boat with two 55 gal aluminum tanks that sits all winter (six
> months) full of 10% ethanol mogas. I use the new ethanol Sta-bil and have no
> problems at all.
>
> So..finally my question...why is there this apparent panic about using it
> in a low compression M-14P?
>
> It seems as though we have a lot of anecdotal information and opinions, but
> not much in the way of factual information. This reminds of back when mogas
> STC's first came out and all the "experts" predicted doom and gloom, and now
> many airplanes have used mogas for decades with no problems.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Dalton
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=290748#290748
>
>
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