Alcohol - EFI

[Jemison Richard]

Thanks for the info.  I'm learnin'!  I've worked around methanol but had no
long-term experience with it, therefore I hadn't seen the deterioration
mentioned.  Hey, you're never too old to learn!

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Scott Knight [SMTP:sknight at mich.com]
> Sent:	Friday, December 04, 1998 12:35 PM
> To:	diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
> Subject:	Re: Alcohol - EFI
> 
> Richard,
> 
> > Sure they weren't running nitro.  Alcohol is what hospitals used to use
> to
> > disinfect rubber IV tubing (before it was disposable), rubber instrument
> > parts, etc.  Never ate anything.  At least not isopropyl.  Methanol is
> very
> > close to ethanol (the stuff you settle back with after a hard day).  I'm
> not
> > absolutely sure but isn't rubbing alcohol methanol?
> > 
> > Nitromethane will DEFINITELY provide the damage you describe and in
> short
> > order!
> 
> The alcohol that is used in racecars is Methanol and _is_ very dry.  It
> will dry out neoprene hoses in a season and wear injectors quickly if it
> is run straight up (with no lubricants).  Fortunately there are many
> good additives to help with the problems of methanol these days.  There
> is still the problem with oil contamination though.  Racecars that run
> methanol usually have to get oil changes every race or at the most,
> every couple of races or the oil starts looking very milky.  Note that
> these are carbureted cars and an EFI engine may not exhibit the same
> problems.  I have never actually seen anyone run EFI on methanol, though
> have heard about it plenty.  John Meaney and Bob Norwood come to mind as
> having quite a bit of experience with alcohol EFI projects.
> 
> Isopropyl is rubbing alcohol...dunno how that would work in an engine. 
> Evidently not all that well since I never hear of anyone using it.
> 
> Later dates.
> -- 
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