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Old April 30th 06, 02:56 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default MoGas users: Ethanol replacing MTBE

"J. Severyn" wrote:

"Super Dave" wrote in message
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Not here in Iowa. We've still got plenty of non-alcohol-contaminated
regular unleaded gasoline.


Did you have to make any changes in your plane to start using automotive
fuel, or did you just start using it? Thanks.


Well the Peterson STC for my Cessna involved putting a sticker next to each
gas cap stating that mogas above 91 R+M octane was legal in all
concentrations mixed with 100 octane avgas, and a small clamp that is
stamped with the STC# is attached to one of the pushrod tubes. That it.
Nothing more except the usual logbook and STC paperwork. This is on a
O235L2C in a C-152.

The last engine burned avgas for the first 500 hours, and mogas for the next
1500 hours. My problems with lead fouled plugs disappeared when I switched
to mogas. But since I put in a new engine 400 hours ago, mogas where I live
is tainted with alcohol, so.... back to burning leaded avgas......and
cleaning my lower plugs very regularly, no thanks to our govenator and the
feds.


Didn't AOPA say that a new unleaded avgas was going to save the day? 82UL or
something?