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One_Life_To_Give

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35. Hows that compare to ASTM D4806 Limits?

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 12:46 PM

Oct 2013

And the test needs to be based upon what the worst case "in Spec" limits are. Not what might be typical. I presume ASTM will be creating a new specification to cover the E15. What are the limits in the draft standard?

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Myth: 15% Ethanol Fuel Will Destroy My Engine [View all] Bill USA Oct 2013 OP

Weren't they making flex fuel vehicles for a while? johnd83 Oct 2013 #1

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That is interesting johnd83 Oct 2013 #5

No effort at all. In the 1998 Ethanol Vehicle Challenge, 13 college engineering student teams Bill USA Oct 2013 #8

Interesting johnd83 Oct 2013 #10

we can use methanol & produce it cheaper than ethanol & in enough volume to totally replace gasoline Bill USA Oct 2013 #13

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3 MIT scientists went further, Dirctly Injectng ethanol, turbo-charging & downsizing boosted mpg 30% Bill USA Oct 2013 #9

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Normal to test at the margins of the Specifications One_Life_To_Give Oct 2013 #17

nothing legitimate in CRCs 'study' adding sulfuric acid to E20 saying it was E15, it's FRAUD Bill USA Oct 2013 #19

Sulphuric Acid is normally present in Ethonol Blended fuels One_Life_To_Give Oct 2013 #31

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Hows that compare to ASTM D4806 Limits? One_Life_To_Give Oct 2013 #35

it's way out.....pHe not less than 6.5 per astm D-6423 (ASTM D 4806 refers to D6423) Bill USA Oct 2013 #36

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note: blenders pump comment (21) link provided. Bill USA Oct 2013 #33

Ethanol is crap. There's no sugar-coating it. Owl Oct 2013 #34