Re: Can I run E85 fuel in my tractor?

Posted by Doug in OR on October 16, 2002 at 19:06:52 from (12.225.51.197):

In Reply to: Can I run E85 fuel in my tractor? posted by jmyt_47 on October 16, 2002 at 11:23:27:

Bear in mind that a gallon of ethanol has only 66% the energy of a gallon of gasoline. You won't develop as much power unless you burn more of it. Lots more. Many older cars couldn't burn even the 10% mix because the old rubber carb seals would rot. I don't know if this would be an issue with an older tractor.

I don't know what the vapor pressure is - and this could be an issue at startup. Especially in the Minnesota cold.

At least with a tractor, if you dump something in and it doesn't work, it's fairly easy to purge it out.

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