[Rhodes22-list] E85

[Hank]

Slim,

Most of our gas hear in Maryland has 10% ethanol in it.  E85 is 85% ethanol
(Brad, correct me if I am wrong).  Even the 10% though is marked at the
pump.  However, they do it by stating that the gas MAY include up to 10%
ethanol.  You don't actually know if it does or not.  Why don't you as the
station manager where you normally buy gas.  He should know what he is
selling.

Hank


On 4/17/08, Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've got some good news and some bad news.  The good news is that we
> finally
> got some spring-like weather up here in Minneapolis and I got the scooter
> out for a nice long ride.  The bad news is that I was talking to another
> biker dude who told me he goes down to Iowa and loads up on gas for his
> bike
> because Iowa doesn't use any ethanol.  He told me virtually all gas
> stations
> in Minnesota have it.  I thought they had to put a sticker on the pumps
> saying it's E85.  WTF?
>
> I know we've discussed this before but IIRC engines have to be reworked to
> run on ethanol because it's hard on hoses, gives lower gas-mileage and so
> on, and so-called "flex fuel vehicles" have undergone this modification.
> But I'm sure the vast majority of Minnesotans have not made these
> modifications to their cars so I'm wondering if we're all ruining our cars
> or was this biker dude just blowing smoke.  I've googled around a bit and
> can't find evidence one way or the other if all or how many Minnesota gas
> stations have it now.  Or if it's required that pumps display a sticker.
>
> I'm not at all on the corn-produced ethanol bandwagon and don't see it as
> a
> viable option--unless of course you're a corn farmer of which there are a
> lot in this neck of the woods.  But there's probably no place that grows
> more corn than Iowa.  So what do the Iowegians know that we Minnesotans
> don't know about ethanol?  More importantly, am I wrecking my scooter's
> engine?  My out board?  My V-8 without even knowing that I'm running E85?
> Aside--they're all running well but I haven't checked gas mileage lately.
>
> Slim
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