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    The fuels probably ok to use in a lawnmower or such. Water will sink to the bottom of the tank.
    Yep, adding alcohol will mix water & petrol.

    Has anyone ever added Acetone to petrol?. I did once in a trailbike.
    As soon as the Acetone/fuel got to the carby, the bike took off like a rocket..

    Well not that fast, but about the same difference as a cold engine vs a hot engine. Or a cold engine with, without the choke pulled.



    It turned out I only needed a capfull of acetone per tank for it to happen.

    I had a car sitting on its floorpan (no wheels) for several years. When I cut the bands holding the tank in, I nicked the tank with the anglegrinder....
    BOOM!. The flattened tank now looked like a pillow, blew the fuel cap out, deep into a tree bush. Lifted the car by over 4 inches.
    It only contained 2 pints of 4 year old petrol......

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