Re: burning 2 cycle mix gas in your truck?

[Tubs]

Well Dave I’m probably going to regret posting this
but its actually takes over 5% of water at 60 degrees
before phase separation accrues in a 10% ethanol blended
fuel not the 3.8 tea spoons (0.50 of 1 %) as stated in
this article. This claim came from Sta Bil advertisements
but its not true and they no longer print it. He also states
"phase separation is less noticeable during the warmer
summer days " When your fuel pick up hits that goop in the
bottom of you tank your motor wont run no matter what the
outside temperature is. He probably meant to say less likely.
Words matter epically if that’s you job. Who ever wrote this
article was copying what others have written and never fact
checked it. None of these articles mention that for moisture
to enter a fuel the system it needs to be vented and most aren’t
today. The water comes from the air that enters the tank
through the vent. To prevent phase separation you stop air
from getting into the tank. If you cant seal the tank fill it up.
No room for air to enter.
No air – no water – no phase separation.
If you use only ethanol free fuel in a vented system you
will eventually end up with some water in the fuel. If
you live in a cold climate this water will freeze. This
was very common when I was a boy. Cars wouldn’t start
because the frozen water blocked the fuel to the carb.
The solution was to dump in a can of "Dry Gas" or
"Heat". These products were nothing more than some form of
alcohol.

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