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I didn't know that about aluminum, but wikipedia concurs:
"One of the drawbacks of methanol as a fuel is its corrosivity to some
metals, including aluminium. Methanol, although only a weak acid, attacks
the oxide coating that normally protects the aluminium from corrosion:
6CH3OH + 2Al ? 2Al3+ + 6CH3O- + 3H2
The resulting methoxide salts are soluble in methanol, so the corrosion
continues until the metal is eaten away."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol
Considering your cylinder head is aluminum and it is exposed to raw fuel,
methanol sounds like an exceptionally bad thing to put in your tank.
Mike
