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- From: jimf@centerline.com (Jim Frost)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Oxygenated Gasoline and Low MPG
- Date: 4 Jan 1993 23:16:14 GMT
- Organization: CenterLine Software, Inc.
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- dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams) writes:
- >-> on your engine? Oh yea, this "Clean" gas was clear as water, but
- >-> here in Ontario, a jar of gas has a vivid yellow, while Michigan gas
- >-> has a reddish color to it. Is there anything to this coloring? Can
- >-> it be counteracted (ie what can make red colored gas look yellow?)
-
- > Most gas is clear to start with, then dyed to distinguish grade.
- >145 octane aviation fuel used to be purple, for instance. I don't know
- >what the colors are for others.
-
- Correct. Dyes are also used to distinguish gasoline sold for
- commercial purposes (eg farm fuels) from consumer fuels.
-
- I don't know the colors either.
-
- jim frost
- jimf@centerline.com
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