Alcoholcontentcanplayamajorroleinperformanceissuesrelatedtosmallengines.
Theblendingofalcoholwithgasolinecaninsomeareasbeinconsistentwithalcoholcontentsometimes
beinghigherthanthedesired10%
Tocheckthealcoholcontestoffuel,thereareavarietyoftestdevicestoassistwiththis.
Thiskit,available fromKohlerallowstheusertoquicklyandeffectivelytestfuelforalcoholcontent.
Tocheckalcoholcontent,addwatertothetester,uptothewaterline.
Thenaddgasolineuptotheneckofthetester.
Putonthecapandshake.
Thewaterwillmixwiththealcoholwhilethegasandthewaterwillremainseparated.
Setasideforacoupleminutesandthennotewherethewater/fuelseparationlineis.
Comparethatseparationlinetothelineonthetester.
Thiswillindicatethepercentageofalcoholinthefuel.
Ideallythisshouldbe10%.