Methanol question ?

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  1. jody stroud

    jody stroud ZOMBIE Top Dragster

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    At what point is racing methanol considered to contaminated with water to start to negatively affect performance ? In other words ... What would be the no-go number on a hydrometer ?
     
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  2. shomethemoney

    shomethemoney New Member

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    Had bad alcohol years ago, would start hard and seemed off 20% on power.
    Seemed like weak ignition problem.
    Didn't measure specific gravity , should have tho.
    Dumped it out and it was cloudy, so if it isn't perfectly clear, dump it!
    Ran fine after that.
     
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    Put some in a Mason jar and shake it if it is cloudy it has water in it
     
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    I see that on the Moon Shiner show, too. I thought that was just a "proof" thing.
     
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