Methanol Injectors

[Frederic Breitwieser]

>Does anyone know the suitability of petrol injectors for use with
>methanol, apart fronm the volumes of fuel required, is there any
>problems with the materials used in their constuction

Yes Grant, there is one major issue with OEM injectors being used with
Methonal, and its corrosion.  We had experimented with running alternative
fuels on a test engine about two years ago, and found that methonal
seriously deteriated the pintle valve on the bottom of the injector in to
time at all, thus rendering the injector into a always open state.
Injector cleaner didn't help either.


Frederic Breitwieser
Bridgeport, CT 06606

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