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Screamer- 08-19-2013 06:28 PM

Gas treatments contatining alcohol?
 
HEET gas treatment is 99% methanol and 1% proprietary additive.

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Prestone gas line antifreeze is 90-100% Isopropanol (Isopropyl Alcohol).

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As we all know todays gas is (normally) cut with 10% ethanol.

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My thought and questions-- Todays ethanol in gas is the worst thing to happen many people will say.



The above alcohols have different names so I think they are somehow chemically different. Are they?



Why would a guy want to add MORE alcohol to todays gas?



Are these products just lingering from a time gone by?

Red Raspberry 08-20-2013 04:49 PM


Originally Posted by Screamer- (Post 688155)
HEET gas treatment is 99% methanol and 1% proprietary additive.

PDF Link



Prestone gas line antifreeze is 90-100% Isopropanol (Isopropyl Alcohol).

PDF Link



As we all know todays gas is (normally) cut with 10% ethanol.

.................................................. .................................................. ....



My thought and questions-- Todays ethanol in gas is the worst thing to happen many people will say.



The above alcohols have different names so I think they are somehow chemically different. Are they?



Why would a guy want to add MORE alcohol to todays gas?



Are these products just lingering from a time gone by?



Methanol is a one carbon alchol, ethanol is a 2 carbon based alcohol and isopropyl is a three carbon based alcohol. And yes they aren't much good when using E10 gas.



When E10 gas gets too much water in it the ethanol will attach to the water and come out of suspension in the gasoline. It will sink to the bottom and is almost impossible to 'burn' off.

Stocker 08-20-2013 08:16 PM

No. Not all alcohols are a good idea to put in gasoline, but one is a GREAT idea if you have condensation build-up in your car's gas tank. Use isoproanol to get the water to 'dissolve' into the gasoline, then run the engine and burn the 'wet' isopropyl in the combustion chambers during normal driving. That is THE easiest way to get water out of a gas tank, if you happen to have rubbing alcohol handy!


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