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Ethanol is hygroscopic. It is indeed the ethanol at fault.
by beervirus 7y ago
Ethanol is hygroscopic. It is indeed the ethanol at fault.
- bluGill 7y agoYou are mixing facts. Ethanol absorbs water, but it does not turn into varnish over time, that is the gas. Ethanol that absorbs water separates out from gasoline but it is still liquid fuel that flows just fine. (it burns fine too, but you will have a hard time starting the engine on that mix)
- beervirus 7y agoSure, pure gasoline will eventually go bad too. But that’s on a much longer timescale than the ethanol water problem.
- bluGill 7y agoGasoline is not a single molecule. It is whatever the refinery wants. Plenty of ethanol advocates have successfully stored ethanol fuel (no gasoline) for years without issues. It can have problems, but they are over pushed by oil shrills.