[AT] What would we do without the JD hand cranks?

Ralph Goff alfg at sasktel.net
Sat Jul 28 07:13:38 PDT 2012


On 7/27/2012 5:08 PM, Cecil R Bearden wrote:
> Everything has to be just right to fire off.   I should ask: "What
> octane fuel are you using in your old tractors.   I use 93 Octane in all
> my carbureted gas engines.   I also try to get  the gas that is labeled
> 100% gasoline, no Ethanol     Ethanol can absorb so much  water, it
> screws up all the old fuel systems.  Also, you cannot get the carbureted
> engines to develop the full power with less than 89 octane fuel.   The
> lower octane unleaded has a surfactant in it to get the water to m ix
> with the gas in order to lower the combustion temp to prevent oxides of
> nitrogen.....
>
> In other words, the refinery sells us water at $3.45 / gallon so we can
> have less power.  I know why, the EPA requires it, but it stilll does
> not make sense.
>
>
I am afraid the day is coming when we won't even be able to run our old 
gas engines on the fuel that is being sold. Might be easier to go back 
to steam power. :-)

Ralph in Sask.




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