On 11/9/2019 6:11 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 11/9/19 5:47 AM, T wrote:
On 11/9/19 3:31 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 11/8/19 10:28 PM, T wrote:
Hi All,

The local Mavericks is putting in two pumps with
for pure gasoline.Â* Yippee!

I lost 2.5 miles per gallon when Gasohol was forced down
our throats, thank you so much.

I wonder if this regulation being removed is Trump's doing?

Next reg to remove, those stupid regs on washing machines.

-T
Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* We've had both in my little world in Nebraska.Â* The ethanol
is considerably
cheaper per gallon.Â* I haven't done the math though to figureÂ* miles
per dollar which
is the important thing.


Don't forget to add in the extra cost of mainenance

Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* The only issues I remember with ethanol blend were back in the
1970s when
it was first available here.Â*Â* Some cars had issues with pinging.Â* Those
people
just wouldn't use it.Â*Â* Others had issues with plugged fuel filters at
first.Â* The
ethanol cleaned up the varnish in the tanks which plugged the filters. A
new filter
fixed that issue.
Â* Ethanol does eliminate the need to use products like Heet in the winter.
Â*Â* I use it in my mowers without problems.

Because the gasoline with alcohol is a more polar solvent it does clean
the pipes and tanks from varnish and cause these problems. I also
understand because of this they cannot pipeline it and must transport in
tank trucks and cars. They also had to shut down gas stations to clean
their tanks or replace them. These are things that add greatly to its cost.

I used it in mowers too but a few years ago I made the mistake of
storing it stabilized in my snow thrower and had to take it to the shop
to have seals whatever repaired.

Use of ethanol as fuel was a zero sum game as cost of farming, making it
and all the other crap resulted in zero energy savings. The gas
companies said they could have made gas just as good without it but ADM
and the rest of big agribusiness greased the palms of all the
politicians in DC to say otherwise.