USCG SPC-LE manual on Ethanol or Methanol Fuel Use

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JTC posted 02-05-2013 09:06 PM ET (US)
Found this on line:
http://www.uscg.mil/directives/cim/16000-16999/CIM_16114_40.pdf
My favorite line so far: "Fuels containing ethanol or methanol should be avoided whenever possible. These additives may cause corrosion of metal parts, deterioration of rubber and plastic parts, fuel permeation through rubber hose lines, and difficulty in starting and operating the engines. The fuel hoses, filters, and connections should be inspected frequently when using fuel with alcohol additives."
jimh posted 02-05-2013 10:18 PM ET (US)
Methanol is not commonly used as an additive to gasoline any more.

quote:
Methanol has been promoted as an alternative transportation fuel from time to time over the past forty years. In spite of significant efforts to realize the vision of methanol as a practical transportation fuel in the US, such as the California methanol fueling corridor of the 1990s, it did not succeed on a large scale.
Source: http://www.afdc.energy.gov/pdfs/mit_methanol_white_paper.pdf

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Author	Topic: USCG SPC-LE manual on Ethanol or Methanol Fuel Use
JTC	posted 02-05-2013 09:06 PM ET (US) Found this on line: http://www.uscg.mil/directives/cim/16000-16999/CIM_16114_40.pdf My favorite line so far: "Fuels containing ethanol or methanol should be avoided whenever possible. These additives may cause corrosion of metal parts, deterioration of rubber and plastic parts, fuel permeation through rubber hose lines, and difficulty in starting and operating the engines. The fuel hoses, filters, and connections should be inspected frequently when using fuel with alcohol additives."
jimh	posted 02-05-2013 10:18 PM ET (US) Methanol is not commonly used as an additive to gasoline any more. quote: Methanol has been promoted as an alternative transportation fuel from time to time over the past forty years. In spite of significant efforts to realize the vision of methanol as a practical transportation fuel in the US, such as the California methanol fueling corridor of the 1990s, it did not succeed on a large scale. Source: http://www.afdc.energy.gov/pdfs/mit_methanol_white_paper.pdf