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Re: Ethanol in the Northeast

Posted By: bruce
Date: Wednesday, 7 September 2005, at 5:32 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Ethanol in the Northeast (mike ohlstein)

I have an idea.
Now to start off I am neither a chemist nor do I play one on TV.

The goo sounds like the old trick of pouring sugar in ones fuel tank to screw up an engine.
Burning sugar produces the same black goo.

Sugar cane fermentation produces an ethanol and water mixture.

Distillation of the ethanol and water mixture separates ethanol from the water.

Now on fuel injected engines the air fuel ratio is tightly controlled.
On carbureted it is not.
As the air flow moves into the carb, it speeds up and cools down producing moisture.

If this moisture is remixing with the ethanol in fuel and recreating some type of glucose residue, that could be the gooey deposits.

I wonder if anyone has had the goo analyzed for glucose content?

I wonder how refined the ethanol mixture really is to remove any glucose residues?

I wonder if the older boats that repowered with fuel injected engines are having the same problems?

That would explain why cars don't seem to have a problem.

Somebody with more than a 4th grade education should chime in.

Professor Happy Pants

Messages In This Thread

Ethanol in the Northeast
Walter Kaprielian -- Thursday, 28 October 2004, at 10:44 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
mike ohlstein -- Friday, 29 October 2004, at 12:26 a.m.

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Rich H -- Friday, 29 October 2004, at 7:16 a.m.

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randall -- Friday, 29 October 2004, at 9:28 a.m.

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John Dunker -- Friday, 29 October 2004, at 10:39 a.m.

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carl -- Friday, 29 October 2004, at 3:22 p.m.

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Fred B -- Sunday, 31 October 2004, at 8:43 a.m.

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Capt. Mike Holmes -- Tuesday, 2 November 2004, at 8:39 p.m.

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Ken -- Tuesday, 16 November 2004, at 12:37 p.m.

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Joseph Zock -- Tuesday, 26 July 2005, at 9:57 a.m.

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Rich H -- Wednesday, 27 July 2005, at 9:02 a.m.

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dave -- Tuesday, 2 August 2005, at 10:25 p.m.

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mike ohlstein -- Tuesday, 2 August 2005, at 11:28 p.m.

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Mark S -- Wednesday, 3 August 2005, at 7:20 p.m.

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mike ohlstein -- Wednesday, 3 August 2005, at 7:53 p.m.

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Dave Decker -- Saturday, 5 November 2005, at 11:33 a.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Wednesday, 7 September 2005, at 3:12 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
mike ohlstein -- Wednesday, 7 September 2005, at 4:08 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
bruce -- Wednesday, 7 September 2005, at 5:32 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
Kevin Mehegan -- Wednesday, 7 September 2005, at 5:58 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
bruce -- Wednesday, 7 September 2005, at 9:05 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
randall -- Wednesday, 7 September 2005, at 9:24 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
Gary Gibson -- Wednesday, 7 September 2005, at 10:02 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
Kevin Mehegan -- Wednesday, 7 September 2005, at 10:38 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Friday, 30 September 2005, at 5:22 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
mike ohlstein -- Friday, 30 September 2005, at 9:17 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
randall -- Saturday, 1 October 2005, at 12:09 a.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
mike ohlstein -- Saturday, 1 October 2005, at 1:01 a.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Saturday, 1 October 2005, at 11:52 a.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Monday, 17 October 2005, at 5:01 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Friday, 4 November 2005, at 9:48 a.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
Carl -- Friday, 4 November 2005, at 10:39 a.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
Walter Kaprielian -- Friday, 4 November 2005, at 4:11 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Friday, 4 November 2005, at 9:56 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Thursday, 8 September 2005, at 10:25 a.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
Walter Kaprielian -- Thursday, 8 September 2005, at 11:17 a.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Thursday, 8 September 2005, at 11:56 a.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
randall -- Thursday, 8 September 2005, at 1:26 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Thursday, 8 September 2005, at 4:29 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
randall -- Thursday, 8 September 2005, at 5:11 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Thursday, 8 September 2005, at 5:36 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Sunday, 11 September 2005, at 9:44 a.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
Jim Wolfe -- Thursday, 8 September 2005, at 12:39 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Thursday, 8 September 2005, at 4:22 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
Carl -- Thursday, 8 September 2005, at 6:16 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Thursday, 8 September 2005, at 9:02 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
Carl -- Friday, 9 September 2005, at 7:18 a.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Monday, 12 September 2005, at 10:37 a.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
Carl -- Monday, 12 September 2005, at 10:55 a.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Monday, 12 September 2005, at 11:35 a.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
Carl -- Monday, 12 September 2005, at 2:24 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Monday, 12 September 2005, at 2:39 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
Carl -- Monday, 12 September 2005, at 5:50 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Monday, 12 September 2005, at 8:38 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Monday, 12 September 2005, at 8:50 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
Carl -- Tuesday, 13 September 2005, at 7:48 a.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Tuesday, 13 September 2005, at 8:38 a.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
Carl -- Tuesday, 13 September 2005, at 11:31 a.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Tuesday, 13 September 2005, at 11:39 a.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Tuesday, 13 September 2005, at 11:36 a.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
Carl -- Tuesday, 13 September 2005, at 2:24 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
Walter Kaprielian -- Tuesday, 13 September 2005, at 6:51 p.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
Carl -- Wednesday, 14 September 2005, at 8:20 a.m.

Re: Ethanol in the Northeast
jim -- Friday, 30 September 2005, at 8:15 p.m.