โMay-03-2014 07:01 AM
โJun-18-2014 12:29 PM
mlts22 wrote:
I still remember when "gasahol" was introduced in the US in the late 1970s/early 1980s. It managed to completely destroy the engine on a family member's 1978 Honda Accord
โMay-19-2014 01:45 PM
โMay-19-2014 07:21 AM
โMay-19-2014 05:02 AM
Jarlaxle wrote:Greydog 1 wrote:
At 10% additives we are having engine problems all across the nation. 15% will do no improving on repair works. Corn gives you gas at times, but if you drink gasoline, it will kill you. This proves that corn and gas don't mix well.
Yet again: I have been burning ethanol-blend gas for almost twenty years...zero problems.
โMay-18-2014 05:31 PM
โMay-18-2014 05:05 PM
โMay-18-2014 04:44 PM
ol Bombero-JC wrote:Kurbennett wrote:
Ethanol has wrecked havoc with a lot of small engines. 10% blend has been seen to ruin gas tanks and engines on many motorcycles. Most motorcycle manufacturers recommend not using ethanol laden gas at all. Luckily non-ethanol gas stations do exist. Of course it does cost more, but you also see better mpg out of it.
Now as far as use of ethanol gas in RV's and possible consequences I have not seen any. I would not use a 15% blend though. As for rationing and shortages, the current higher costs of gas seem to be from our exporting of oil to other countries, versus a shortage.
Mostly incorrect!
UN-luckily, NON-ethanol gas stations are *VERY* few and *VERY* far between in some states..:(
In the most populous state in the USA (CA) you can count 'em on one hand - for the entire state..:(
UN-fortunately, ethanol is bad news for any gasoline powered engine, especially any engine that is not run frequently..:(
Motorcycles are just one example - RVers: think "generators"!
Antique autos are another.
Old ethanol gas *WILL* clog carb jets..:(
Be sure to add SeaFoam or StaBil to the tanks of *any* gasoline powered engine that is not run often.
โMay-18-2014 04:43 PM
JaxDad wrote:
I've just about given up trying to overcome the government / greenies BS errrr..... I mean brainwashing on this crap.
People (EPA, CARB, etc., etc.) like to Bantu around 'labroratory proof' that there's no real energy loss, but most people don't buy their fuel from a lab-grade source, nor do they drive a 'perfect' vehicle.
The fuel they buy has significant moisture content (which not only has ZERO energy but it degrades the rest of the fuel, with pure gasoline water in the tanks from leaky lids or tanks just settles harmlessly to the bottom, with Ethanol it's absorbed), it fools the fuel management system (too much oxygenates) into thinking the engine is running too lean and enrichenes the mixture, and the rampant abuse in the system (station owners and distributors dumping large quantities of pure Ethanol in to bump up the percentages since it's a huge profit opportunity doing so).
It's not uncommon to have E10 that is actually only 70% gasoline, 80% seems to be about the average.
Just do a little Google'ing and see how many folks there are complaint about the spread between EPA mileage figures and 'real world' figures. That's the same as the difference between what the gov. says you'll get with E10 or E15 and what you actually get.
โMay-18-2014 04:40 PM
Greydog 1 wrote:
The advantage is 15% ethanol is equal to 15% more damage to internal car parts where ethanol passes thru. This will triple your labor bills at the mechanics shop. The Mechanics will thank you for putting more food on their tables and less on yours.
โMay-18-2014 04:31 PM
Greydog 1 wrote:
At 10% additives we are having engine problems all across the nation. 15% will do no improving on repair works. Corn gives you gas at times, but if you drink gasoline, it will kill you. This proves that corn and gas don't mix well.
โMay-14-2014 04:33 AM
โMay-13-2014 08:54 PM
โMay-13-2014 08:03 PM
RAS43 wrote:
Can anyone say that they have seen gas pumps that actually list the ethanol content at 15%? I haven't and called a couple of fuel suppliers and they say no plans to change as the EPA is wavering on this-noted in my earlier response. I think Caveman is right!
โMay-13-2014 05:53 PM