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Hi i have a 22cc motorized scooter and i have to mix the gas.
1. I was just wondering what would happen if I mixed Ethanol to the right ratio and poured it in the gas tank.
2. I have also heard that if you mix 99% Alcohol ( very strong rubbing alcohol ) to the proper ratio, that it will run very well.
3. Also what would happen if I poured 99% Alcohol into the tank?
Please help me out here. Thank you.
P.S. if you could, please awnser all three. Thx.

Alcohol is about the worst fuel you can produce for a combustion engine! It is terribly INEFFICIENT and can cause a lot of damage to MOST engines.

Nitrous is the only substance that I have seen to juice up a combustion engines performance. It works a few times before the engine self destructs.

If you really want to go faster, get a larger machine, bigger air intake and exhaust are the only non-damaging things you can do for performance, and that gets dicey with the carb jetting on small engines...

Have to mix the gas- as in mix with oil probably. Mix ethanol to right ratio- this usually means 10% ethanol mix to 90% gas. The 2 stroke oil is 20:1 to a 50:1 ratio fuel to oil. Probably run OK for awhile, not much different than straight gas/oil mix- only concern is crankcase seals not being capable of sealing with ethanol film, might degrade seals- the 10% ethanol blend is common in Wisconsin and Iowa, 2 strokes running on it often, not the prefrred fuel becuase of possible seal problems but is done. If you mean straight ethanol with oil mix- engine probably won't start, depends on ignition power, a simple magneto with a .025 plug gap probable will need a gasoline start mix, a HEI system with a .050/.060 plug gap might start OK. Straight 99% alcohol in tank with no oil mix is asking for cylinder scrape and piston skirt failure- early Honda Sprees had this happen when people didn't check oil tanks , first couple years of production didn't have oil minders. The old premix bikes from DKW continental design had people forget to mix oil- same siezure of piston problem and about 1/2 the time had crankshaft rod bearing failures beside.

Hi, internal combustion engines will run on just about any fuel that burns. The problem is to find the right mixture to burn well and not destroy your engine through lack of lubrication or over heating.
Brigs and straton engines at one time could be made to run on kerosine at reduced power but needed gas to start and warm the engine first. I run a model .049 engine using a mix of ligther fluid and hair oil with caster oil base, it worked very well but had a purfume smelling exhaust and tended to catch on fire a lot.
The point that I am tring to make is you can find other fuels, but the recomended fuel for your machine is usually the best.

1. Ethanol has a lower heat content (energy) than gas, so it would not run as well, less power.
2. Rubbing alcohol is denatured ethanol, same results as 1.
3. It would be surprising if it ran at all. Gas engines need to be modified to run high cocentrations of ethanol. One change is an increased compression ratio.

1. Doubt it would run but it would almost surely overheat and seize if it did.

2. Doubt it would run but it would almost surely overheat and seize if it did.

3. Doubt it would run and since the "mix" that you add is two stroke oil it WILL overheat and seize if it did.

Im getting cold chills just thinking about all that raw power it would develope

Bud it wont run on that-come on

do not mix your oil with anything but gas.
the bike will not run on that other stuff don't
even try.

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