Alcohol - EFI

[Jemison Richard]

Yea thanks Wayne.  Blunder on my part.  Guess I need to review my alcohol
chemistry, huh?

Rick
Indy

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Wayne DeLisle Sr. [SMTP:support at sestar.net]
> Sent:	Friday, December 04, 1998 1:25 PM
> To:	diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
> Subject:	RE: Alcohol - EFI
> 
> Hospitals used ethanol, it had to be non-poisonous.  Rubbing alcohol is
> isopropyl, either in 90% or, more usually, 70% solution with water, and
> sometimes with a little camphor.
> 
> Methanol is what they burn in indy cars, and is very corrosive to base
> metals, especially in the presence of a little water.  
> 
> Nitro is a totally different beast.  Because of it's oxidizing nature, it
> will
> corrode or breakdown almost anything including it's self....
> 
> All alcohols are hygroscopic and will suck water vapor out of the air. 
> Any water present in alcohol will help the corrosion process.  
> 
> This is one of the things that showed up back in the early 80's when
> oil companies started selling gasohol, (10% ethanol blend).  
> 
> It was messing up  zinc alloy carbs and rubber fuel lines all over the
> place.
> 
> WD
> 
> At 11:44 AM 12/4/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >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!
> >
> >Rick
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: goflo at pacbell.net [SMTP:goflo at pacbell.net]
> >> Sent: Friday, December 04, 1998 10:28 AM
> >> To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
> >> Subject: Re: Alcohol - EFI
> >> 
> >> Sietze Schukking wrote:
> >> 
> >> > On a related note: somebody told me that water and alcohol injection
> >> causes
> >> > increased engine wear due
> >> > to corrosion. Is this correct?
> >> 
> >> Used to see alky buggy motors - The stuff seemed to eat carbs, hoses,
> >> pumps.
> >> Did'nt notice unusual engine internal component problems - Air cooled,
> >> maybe
> >> different water cooled...
> >> 
> >> Jack
> > 
> 
> Wayne DeLisle Sr.
> E-mail:support at sestar.net