i bought a e85 testing tube, do you put more water in then e85? first line on my tester tube is more then half the tube prob about 60% of the tube, now when i fill the tube up with 60% water im getting a reading of 55% Ethanol? i know im doing something wrong can someone please help me out


John

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anyone?

 

First line usually is for water, then fill the rest of the way up to the neck or top line and shake and let sit for 10min.

 

This.. I have one too it works great

 

yes thats what i did but it seems like im putting in a lot of water and im only getting 55% Ethanol when i do it this way? i dont think thats rite

 

Post a picture of the tester please. I have a tester that I use and its really quite simple. I'd venture a guess that the bottom quarter is filled with water then the rest is filled with the fuel right up the then neck.

 

pics are to large to upload?

with your tester are you putting in more water then the e85? the first line on my tube if 60% of what the tube holds

 

Then resize them you fool. Heck, you can upload it to imgur and just post the link here. It's 2012, you have almost 2500 posts, and don't know how to do this?

 

ok no need for being a ***** but thanks for helping


its empty now but when i did the test and i let it sit for 15mins after shaking it really good the ethanol level was at 55%, could it be that low from the gas station?

adding 60% water to the first line seem like a lot and maybe that is why im getting a low reading?


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Buschur tester. Fill to the bottom line with water, then fill to the top line with gas. That's the right way to do it.

 

thats what i did and im getting a 55% reading, i cant believe the gas is that bad just bought $30 worth

 

Hmmm...Im not familiar with that specific one but it seems like others on here have used it so hopefully they can give you a better answer. That bottom line is quite high up but its a different tester.

This is the one that I have used for over a year now and it works perfect.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ethanol-test...886ffe&vxp=mtr
It appears to be smaller than the one that you have so it cant get as granular in theory. Nonetheless, its quite accurate and has proved its value displaying when the fuel is 85% vs 70% I test the fuel every time I fill up, and strictly use 85%. It takes me an extra couple of minutes but the piece of mind is well worth the time. I recommend this to anyone who runs their car on ethanol.

 

Where was the station? One time, while visiting my girlfriend in Long Island the fuel I tested came out to about 50% as well. Luckily for me I hadnt put it in my car yet and went to a different station.

 

^^ yes it was on long island! just bought a different tester to be safe, i tried returning the gas and they wouldnt take it lol

 

I bet the gas was actually that bad and its not the tester. I'm not surprised they wouldn't take it back for obvious reasons. btw it is illegal to sell the gas they sold you so maybe that can give you a little leverage with them