Leon wrote:
"Brian Henderson" wrote in message
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On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:54:42 GMT, "Leon"
wrote:

Not to mention that fuels with alcohol have a negative effect on the
engine.
Alcohol attracts water and water does not settle out like it does in
normal
gasoline. The higher the alcohol content, the more likely it is to get
fuel contamination.
That only applies to current engines though. If someone could build a
high-temp ceramic engine, just to make up an example, water wouldn't
be a problem at all.

Up to a point, since it does not burn and because it does not compress it
could cause engine damage from tolerances that are too small. Very small
amounts of water in diesel fuel can cause broken pistons and bent connection
rods in a diesel engine. I suspect that a very good filtration system that
could remove the water from the alcohol would be needed.

Filtration doesn't work for solutions...

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