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To: prisoner6

Weren’t those fuels mostly alcohol-based, and that’s why you couldn’t see it?


202 posted on 02/26/2012 12:00:12 PM PST by hoagy62 ("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
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To: hoagy62

Indy cars ran on methanol after 1964. They switched to 100% ethanol a few yrs ago.

Nascar ran on leaded gasoline, then switched to unleaded, now runs on E15 which is 85% unleaded gasoline and 15% ethanol.


205 posted on 02/26/2012 12:03:28 PM PST by nascarnation (DEFEAT BARAQ 2012 DEPORT BARAQ 2013)
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To: hoagy62
Weren’t those fuels mostly alcohol-based, and that’s why you couldn’t see it?

That is correct. Indy cars run that If I remember correctly.
206 posted on 02/26/2012 12:03:50 PM PST by freebird5850 (Of course Obama loves his country...it's just that Newt loves mine!)
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To: hoagy62

AFAIK that was the problem, but obviously I’m not an expert....sigh.


211 posted on 02/26/2012 12:12:10 PM PST by prisoner6 (Right Wing Nuts bolt the Constitution together as the loose screws of the Left fall out!)
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