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Old 07-17-2017, 01:06 PM   #27
ursus
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Default Re: Alternative Fuels in a Model A

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Originally Posted by 2manycars View Post
Many years ago there was an article in the model A News about a guy who drove his model A from his home to Washington DC on alcohol, and when he got the the steps of congress, he poured a bottle of Vodka in the tank. He said it ran fine, just needed the GAV opened up a lot more, and he had to preheat the carburetor in the morning with some electric heater that he plugged in at the motel.
With vodka at 40 to 50 percent alcohol (the rest is water) I don't think he could drive on it.
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