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Anyone know the mods done to the engine to run it on sugart can ethanol ? Curious to know :) > Anyone know the mods done to the engine to run it on sugart can > ethanol ? > > Curious to know :) I have not been able to get any specs on the mods made at the factory. If you do, let me know. I have an old motor trends from the 70's that mentions a motor built that had a 12 to 1 compression ratio that ran on alcohol in brazil but not exported from the vw factory there. I know these engines run cooler, have greater compression and advanced timing but that is about all I know so far. Dennis I've also been toying with this idea. So far, the only info I've found is pretty general: 1. Fuel tank and all lines must be compatible with the fuel, since it's corrosive. 2. Re-jetting of the carb/timing. You'd think with all the VW's in Brazil there'd be a "kit" of some sort or at least a comprehensive technical paper but I haven't found the specific information yet. Bill. > I've also been toying with this idea. So far, the only info I've > found is pretty general: > 1. Fuel tank and all lines must be compatible with the fuel, since > it's corrosive. > 2. Re-jetting of the carb/timing. A whole lot more than that! First, as Den mentioned, ya gotta bump the compression way the hell up, and then you can't run gasoline in a pinch (except to start it occasionally). And it's not efficient, either. Much lower air-to-fuel ratio. Less energy regardless. Alcohol is an alternative for an ACVW only when gasoline is unobtainable. Besides, alcohol production in the USA is in deep sh.t. Yer trading go-juice for food, especially beef. It works in cycles of something like three years. We're going to see the Beef Barons playing poker with the Oil Barons real soon. > Anyone know the mods done to the engine to run it on sugart can > ethanol ? Yes. I have the whole conversion manual. Without going into agonizing detail, let me begin by saying that if you don't live in the tropics, or damned near, then forget about it - the warming system needed to run alcohol is huge, daunting as hell. "Cold" starting with alcohol means any temperature below 60F, and even at 60 it's a bitch - you still need gasoline to start it most of the time. And you thought cooling the ACVW was a challenge? There are more parts of tin to warm the engine than to cool it. Count 'em! Fact is, most Bugs are missing at least four pieces. Much more if you don't have flaps.
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