Paul, was sent an email about the Open Fuel Standard Act, basically they
outline how to get gasoline prices back to $2 a gallon, by requiring
all new cars to run equally well on gasoline, ethanol, and most
importantly -- methanol.  Methanol is made from coal, and we have
the worlds largest supply of coal, estimated at 1,000 years supply,
along with many of our closest allies.

http://www.actforamerica.org/index.php/learn/email-archives/2461-2-
per-gallon-gas

Question is has any work been done running Methanol in a Wankel
Engine?  As stated they say that methanol has 1/2 the energy per
gallon of gasoline, but is 105 octane, they imply that is can burn
more efficiently.

The Open Fuel Standard Act plan is intended to break the OPEC Oil Cartel's
hold on world wide energy.  Sounds good basically, and if it works
to reduce exhaust emissions that would place the Rotary Engine back
in the race, right???

GFCurtis Jr.

Plenty of drag racers run methanol.

The price of gasoline will drop a dollar a gallon
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10PM eastern standard time.

Paul Lamar

The problem(s) with methanol;

1: you need much more for proper fuel ratio. This can wash the
cylinders   or in a rotary, take all the lube off the housings which
results in short engine life.

2: Heat of vapourization takes the heat out of the air and the
methanol does not vapourize for cold starts. Summer is not much
problem, but winter starting can be difficult. Then the oil gets
washed and compression drops making things worse.

Best leave it for race cars.

Dale Davies
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Not if you mix the oil with the fuel. One ounce per gallon as we do with
aircraft.

Paul Lamar


The next problem involves the fuel economy due to the requirement to use 50%
more. A fellow I worked with years ago had a Dodge truck on propane. He built
the engine for dedicated propane use and had 13:1 compression ratio. He said
he got the same MPG as he got with gasoline previously in the stock engine.
With methanol, you could use 15 or 16:1 compression or turbocharge to get an
effective compression equivalent to that. That would regain some of the
economy lost. M85 in that situation could be a viable AC fuel. The small
amount of gasoline lets a flame be visible should that mishap occur. Freezing
would not be a problem.

Dale Davies