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Most gasoline now contains around 10-15% [[ethanol]] solution.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2008-05-12 |title=driving ethanol: E10 |url=http://www.drivingethanol.org/ethanol_in_vehicles/e10.aspx |access-date=2022-04-10 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512040512/http://www.drivingethanol.org/ethanol_in_vehicles/e10.aspx |archive-date=12 May 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Current gasoline-powered automobiles can safely run up to a 10% ethanol solution without modification. However, at 15% or above, older vehicles may require replacing the fuel lines to prevent degradation and rupture.<ref name=":1" /> In this case, the electric [[Fuel pump (engine)|fuel pump]] may also need modification to prevent ethanol "[[dry rot]]."{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}} |
Most gasoline now contains around 10-15% [[ethanol]] solution.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2008-05-12 |title=driving ethanol: E10 |url=http://www.drivingethanol.org/ethanol_in_vehicles/e10.aspx |access-date=2022-04-10 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512040512/http://www.drivingethanol.org/ethanol_in_vehicles/e10.aspx |archive-date=12 May 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Current gasoline-powered automobiles can safely run up to a 10% ethanol solution without modification. However, at 15% or above, older vehicles may require replacing the fuel lines to prevent degradation and rupture.<ref name=":1" /> In this case, the electric [[Fuel pump (engine)|fuel pump]] may also need modification to prevent ethanol "[[dry rot]]."{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}} |
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The belief that dry gas ¨Is not needed¨ because of the significant amount of ethanol present in fuel is mostly true{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}} |
The belief that dry gas ¨Is not needed¨ because of the significant amount of ethanol present in fuel is mostly true{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}, as Ethanol is a [[Desiccant|drying agent]] that has an affinity for water present in the atmosphere. It binds to the fuel tank's moisture, reducing issues with freezing fuel lines. Adding dry gas lowers the freezing point of the water and alcohol mixture to a lower level than what ethanol can produce, causing fuel lines to become freeze resistant. |
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Dry gas is an alcohol-based additive gas used in automobiles to prevent water from freezing in water-contaminated fuels and to restore combustive power to gasoline spoiled by water. It is added to the fuel tank and binds to the water to burn it off.[1] Dry gas typically contains either methanol or isopropyl alcohol.[1]
Most gasoline now contains around 10-15% ethanol solution.[2] Current gasoline-powered automobiles can safely run up to a 10% ethanol solution without modification. However, at 15% or above, older vehicles may require replacing the fuel lines to prevent degradation and rupture.[2] In this case, the electric fuel pump may also need modification to prevent ethanol "dry rot."[citation needed]
The belief that dry gas ¨Is not needed¨ because of the significant amount of ethanol present in fuel is mostly true[citation needed], as Ethanol is a drying agent that has an affinity for water present in the atmosphere. It binds to the fuel tank's moisture, reducing issues with freezing fuel lines. Adding dry gas lowers the freezing point of the water and alcohol mixture to a lower level than what ethanol can produce, causing fuel lines to become freeze resistant.
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- ^ a b "What Is Dry Gas? | YourMechanic Advice". www.yourmechanic.com. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ a b "driving ethanol: E10". 2008-05-12. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 2022-04-10.