[Chrysler300] Re: Ether way, it stinks

[Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

What we were using in 1956 or so, was Medical Grade ether. Bought at a 
drug Store. Maryland prohibited the sale it. Seemed to me we were 
running a '34 Ford roadster flathead at the time.

Hasn't MTBE raised it's ugly head in CA with it showing up in 
unexpected amounts in the drinking water supply? I seem to remember 
reading that there is great concern out there in your neck of the woods 
about it. I also read that as of certain dates, the gas must be changed 
to summer grade, and the winter grade not pumped was dumped in AZ.

Ray
On Jan 3, 2005, at 6:10 PM, Rich Barber wrote:

> There is nothing new under the sun.  MTBE is 
> methyl-tertiary-butyl-ETHER.  MTBE is an octane enhancer in addition 
> to being an oxygenate.  MTBE enhanced gasoline does smell different 
> than leaded, unleaded or ethanol enhanced fuels--none of which are 
> appropriate to breathe.  Ethers are soluble, like alcohols, so 
> pollution of groundwater or lakes is difficult to remove.  Oil-based 
> fuels tend to float and biodegrade.  Alcohols and ethers tend to kill 
> most bacteria.
>
> Rich Barber
> Brentwood, CA
> 1955 CCC
>
>
> Ray Jones wrote:
>
>> Just for funzies, i remember stopping in Wash, DC to buy big cans of 
>> Ether. We were on our way to a drag strip in VA and ether was not 
>> sold in MD. We did this several times. Don't know if it helped much, 
>> but we damn near put the flagger out. The track soon banned it!
>> Those were the days..........amazing that we made to older age!
>>
>> Ray, Springs acomin'!!
>> Ray Jones, Mena, AR in the Ouachita Mountains in western Arkansas
>> Y'all com'on down and we'll sit ona porch, tell some tales and sip a 
>> few.
>>
>>
>> On Jan 3, 2005, at 10:29 AM, Ben Meisner wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi Club
>>>
>>> I did neglect to mention my E-Mail for the table of conversion on 
>>> adding unleaded 92 octane to 110 aviation or Sunco racing gas.. its 
>>> meisnerinc@xxxxxxx  . All of you old racing guys and gals would also 
>>> remember we used a lot of Acetone in racing to get that extra octane 
>>> , that way we could increase the amount of advance . You can still 
>>> buy it at any hardware store.. but beware its very hard on the 
>>> rubber in the fuel system and equally hard on the paint if you 
>>> happen to spill some . Mix was and still is 1 Oz acetone to I gallon 
>>> Canadian. 3/4 oz acetone to one gallon US . It costs about 12.00 a 
>>> gallon up here which is 144 oz. It gives you about 5.5 octane boost 
>>> , per oz.. don't ever use to much  just for the hell of it .
>>>
>>> Oh God its still cold here
>>> -17 F, and you southern's complain
>>> when it hits 40-f
>>>
>>> Meisner
>>> CANADA
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>



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