Re: [Chrysler300] OCW article on gasoline

[Keith Boonstra <kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You still need to find yourself a graduated tube (for $25?), but 
otherwise it looks like a low cost way to go.  In the articles (which I 
hope I can reprint for soon - I'm waiting for official permission from 
Skinned Knuckles) it is pointed out that test kits are available such as 
the Fuel Testers AFTK0600.  That one will give you 180 tests for only 
$25, and looks like it's a bit easier to use than the ehow 
instructions.  They are carried at aircraft and marine suppliers.  Think 
I'd better get me one.

Keith Boonstra

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On 3/30/2011 5:23 PM, Gary Nelson wrote:
> After seeing so many comments on ethanol and no comments (or did I 
> miss one?) on how to test your gas supply for percentage of same, I 
> will add this.
> Go to this site 
> http://www.ehow.com/how_2143193_test-fuels-alcohol-content.html and 
> find out how to test your gas with no special kit.
>
> Thank you,
> Gary, the parts doc
> Reno, Nevada 89521 USA
> The Biggest Little City In The World
> Mail: garythepartsdoc@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> 775 851-1420
>
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     *From:* Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]*On Behalf Of *Terry & Andree
>     Hoeman
>     *Sent:* Monday, March 28, 2011 8:44 AM
>     *To:* Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Keith Boonstra
>     *Subject:* Re: [Chrysler300] OCW article on gasoline
>
>     Here in Nebraska --one of the main ethanol producers sadly-- they are
>     planning on taking away the labels on the pumps telling you what
>     the ethanol
>     content is. I will not buy gas with it in if at all possible and
>     am furious
>     about hiding the stuff without labeling.
>
>     One of the comments in the papers that I have seen talks about how
>     people
>     want to know it is in the gas and that if it is not shown they
>     will go to
>     another gas station. I hope the public is not that duped but they
>     may well
>     be. I'm just the opposite of course --if it is there I will go on.
>
>     Have had enough car troubles as a result of the dang stuff. Damage
>     to older
>     cars and kwrappy mileage on new ones is enough to keep me away.
>
>     Terry
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: "Keith Boonstra" <kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:kboonstra%40zeegroup.com>>
>     To: <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com>>
>     Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 10:27 AM
>     Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] OCW article on gasoline
>
>     > In these days when you can pull down just about anything you'd
>     ever want
>     > to know off the net, I figured there would be someplace to
>     download this
>     > excellent article. But apparently there is not. You're probably as
>     > bored as I am with articles about the importance of using Stabil on
>     > engines being stored with ethanol gasoline and so forth, but
>     this guy
>     > Richardson explains it with so much more depth than any other I've
>     > read. This ethanol issue is apparently generating more interest and
>     > research than I had thought. (N.B. - there one error in the reprint
>     > where "rich" and "lean" are accidentally transposed.)
>     >
>     > I talked to the folks at Old Cars Weekly, to get permission to
>     scan and
>     > email it to anyone interested, but they suggested I contact Skinned
>     > Knuckles magazine from which OCW had reprinted the article. I had a
>     > great chat with Skinned Knuckles and found that they intend to
>     do "an
>     > even better followup article" in their May issue. They want me
>     to email
>     > a request to them, and they'll let me scan it and put it out
>     there for
>     > those on our 300 server. I'll do that.
>     >
>     >
>     > Keith
>     >
>     > -
>     >
>     > On 3/26/2011 3:42 PM, keboonstra wrote:
>     >>
>     >> There is a must-read treatise on gasoline, lead and ethanol in the
>     >> April 7 issue of Old Cars Weekly written by Joe Richardson. Sounds
>     >> like he really understands the subject and the challenges, and
>     >> explains them extremely well.
>     >>
>     >> When will we get our legislators to understand all the problems
>     this
>     >> ethanol is creating, and get the corn back out of our gas. They
>     don't
>     >> allow it in airplane fuel for a darn good reason, but they just
>     don't
>     >> care about what happens to our cars (or our food prices).
>     >>
>     >> Sorry - just needed to rant for a moment.
>     >>
>     >> Keith Boonstra
>     >>
>     >>
>     >
>     >
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