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Is there a way to test ethanol-free gas to make sure it is really ethanol-free?
Posted on 8/26/22 at 10:53 am
Posted on 8/26/22 at 10:53 am
And yes, I could have googled the subject, but I just felt like posting up a thread.
Someone educate me, please.
Someone educate me, please.
Posted on 8/26/22 at 10:54 am to 308
If you can afford it, it's not ethanol free.
Posted on 8/26/22 at 10:55 am to 308
Wouldn’t there be an inspection sticker on the pump?
Posted on 8/26/22 at 10:56 am to 308
I test my gas using a kit from Amazon when I fill up my classic Camaro
Posted on 8/26/22 at 10:56 am to 308
Taste. EF doesn't have a corn aftertaste.
Posted on 8/26/22 at 10:56 am to 308
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Someone educate me, please.
Drink it. If you get drunk it has Ethanol. If you die it was probably ethanol free
Posted on 8/26/22 at 10:56 am to 308
Drink it. Ethanol free is very bitter.
Posted on 8/26/22 at 10:56 am to 308
Ethanol tastes like corn.
Dangit
Dangit
This post was edited on 8/26/22 at 10:57 am
Posted on 8/26/22 at 11:06 am to 308
You can also do this with a clear kitchen glass:
Basically, add a little water to the gas.
Shake, and let it sit on flat surface for 5 minutes.
You will see a distinct line between the ethanol gas and the water.
I pumped 40 gallons of "ethanol free gas" in my boat a while back.
It was NOT ethanol free.
Basically, add a little water to the gas.
Shake, and let it sit on flat surface for 5 minutes.
You will see a distinct line between the ethanol gas and the water.
I pumped 40 gallons of "ethanol free gas" in my boat a while back.
It was NOT ethanol free.
Posted on 8/26/22 at 11:13 am to 308
Just mesh. Buy whatever people are selling. Stop making life harder than it needs to be.
Posted on 8/26/22 at 11:16 am to 308
Taste each pump. The real stuff is sweeter
Posted on 8/26/22 at 11:23 am to 308
Take a couple of big huffs. If the demon that comes up to grab your head and pull it back towards the vapors has green eyes, you are good to go.
Posted on 8/26/22 at 12:01 pm to 308
Removing ethanol may drop the octane rating as well. Make sure the equipment you'd be using it in doesn't have a minimum octane rating, or you'll be doing more harm than good.
Posted on 8/26/22 at 12:20 pm to 308
You can perform distillation and see at which temperatures it boils and for how long at each boiling point
But you probably shouldn’t.
But you probably shouldn’t.
Posted on 8/26/22 at 12:37 pm to 308
Make sure the pump has a different color handle.
Posted on 8/26/22 at 2:42 pm to 308
Yes, in a Petroleum Laboratory setting there's several options, Gas Chromatography being the most reliable which produces quantitative data. There are other testing options which are only considered "indicators" and do not provide an actual numerical value.
If you were to use the Gas Chromatography option, ASTM D5599 Or D4815 will measure the Ethanol in Vol%. For example, 10% Ethanol in Gasoline would be determined by those test methods mentioned above.
If you're concerned about trace amounts, ASTM D7423, measures Alcohols (In this case Ethanol) in PPM levels (Parts Per Million). So, a Gasoline containing 10% Ethanol ˜ 100,000 PPM. So, 1 PPM of Ethanol ˜ 0.0001 vol%.
I'm sure there's home test available, but they would only be considered "indicators" not expressed as a number.
Hope this helps.
Posted on 8/26/22 at 2:43 pm to 308
Drink it. If it gets you drunk, it has ethanol in it.
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