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Old 12th July 2021, 00:21   #1
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b9mLbuUSt-0
I'm thinking can this be done on an industrial scale? I had no idea it was so simple to do.

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Old 12th July 2021, 09:33   #2
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Very interesting. So you buy 1 gallon of petrol with ethanol in it, and then you end up paying through the nose for less than a gallon of fuel. Nice if you can afford to do it, and if it works. Wonder if he had it properly analysed?
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Old 12th July 2021, 09:47   #3
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Very interesting. So you buy 1 gallon of petrol with ethanol in it, and then you end up paying through the nose for less than a gallon of fuel. Nice if you can afford to do it, and if it works. Wonder if he had it properly analysed?
The ratio of the liquid left would indicate all the ethanol has been removed
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Old 12th July 2021, 14:05   #4
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Most classic vehicle owners will have carbs, a steel tank and steel petrol lines - I’d leave the ethanol as it is as it absorbs water/moisture and thereby prevents corrosion and blockage if temperatures are very low.
Before ethanol was added to petrol it was standard practice in the winter months here in Sweden to add ethanol to each tankful of petrol to prevent freezing petrol lines, sticky carbs. If any owner had blockage in the petrol line the standard cure was to flush it with ethanol.
Anyone worried about the slight loss of lubrication can add a drop of 2 stroke oil.
You’re paying for it - might as well use it.

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Old 12th July 2021, 14:08   #5
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Yes, virtually all the alcohol will extract this way because of the relative solubility of ethanol in water vs hydrocarbon. With a single extraction (one water treatment), well over 95% will be removed. The better you mix it, the better the extraction. The blue dye is simply to make the separated water interface more obvious and easier to drain off without wasting petrol. I wouldn't fancy drying a tankfull.


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Old 12th July 2021, 16:18   #6
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I ended up using Motorex Ethanol Treatment for the ZT-T and the 75 (and the F). Seems to do the job. Started with a "shock" treatment and now using it according to guidelines. Adds 0,02 € per liter and is a lot cheaper than '98 in the Netherlands (where fuel is the "new" liquid gold ).


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Fuel additive that improves the properties of all fuels mixed with ethanol. Its properties reduce phase separation/separation, optimise fuel efficiency and reduce corrosion. Ensures that the engine runs more easily, removes deposits in the combustion chamber, regenerates old fuel and helps to remove water from the system.

Product page: https://motorex.com/en-us/ethanol-treatment--18802


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