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"Dry gas" which is used to correct moisture problems in cars' fuel systems is alcohol: Ethanol, methanol, etc. and it takes advantage of alcohol being hydrophil
by Zigurd 5y ago
"Dry gas" which is used to correct moisture problems in cars' fuel systems is alcohol: Ethanol, methanol, etc. and it takes advantage of alcohol being hydrophilic.
Ethanol has requirements for hoses and seals that might otherwise be degraded by alcohol. But this is not an ongoing issue in modern vehicles.
- HPsquared 5y agoThe same property, increased ability to absorb water, both helps to remove excess of water and can cause a problem in the longer-term. It's like using a towel to dry your shower tray: in the short run it's helpful but if you leave it there all the time you'll end up with a permanently soggy towel keeping everything damp. EDIT: Some empirical evidence for the doubters- https://youtu.be/UvS_D4_lF5U https://youtu.be/UvS_D4_lF5U