(JAXAshby) wrote in message ...
whatever are you talking about, blow gut. I lived a LOT of years where
wintertime temps were well below zero actual (the lowest I ever saw was -48
actual, not "windchill"), and alcohol was -- at the time -- a standard
ingredient added at gas tank fill time. in fact, one very large petro company
advertised they added alcohol at the refinery.

"Bowgus"
Date: 9/22/2004 6:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Message-id: ers.com

And when the temperature drops ... although I suppose some of you guys don't
live where that happens ... the alcohol can get dumped. Refer to the
excellent link posted by John Wentworth to "2003 Marine Manufacturere Fuel
Recommendations" at http://www.ethanolrfa.org/2003marine.pdf


That stuff we were always using up in Minnesota. It came in a 10 oz or
so can, it was called "Heet". The gasline between the tank and the
engine was where the water would collect and freeze. You'd dump in a
can or two of Heet, go away for awhile, then come back and start the
engine.------You know, when I think about it, that doesn't make
sense.The correct way was to dump it in when you filled your tank, but
that implies having a plan, which usually wasn't the case 40 years
ago. Does anybody know if that stuff works after the fact, that is,
will it thaw a frozen line? I'm thinking yes. I remember 40's,
possibly 50 degrees below actual, not windchill. My first car, a '56
Rambler Super Cross Country, had clear vynil plastic covering the
seats. When I sat down on it, it was so cold it didn't just crack, the
whole front seat cover shattered like glass.