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To: Vince Ferrer

The more corn ethanol they put in my gasoline, the worse gas mileage I get in my car. I am paying for that lower gas mileage.


13 posted on 04/21/2014 1:18:30 AM PDT by jonrick46 (The opium of Communists: other people's money.)
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To: jonrick46
The more corn ethanol they put in my gasoline, the worse gas mileage i get in my car

It seems that the percent of decrease in mileage is about equal to the percent of increase in ethanol. Is it just filler?

25 posted on 04/21/2014 5:13:04 AM PDT by grania
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I have switched back to pure gasoline. Fuel mileage is a solid 15% better without the ethanol, and the engine runs noticeably better, esp when cold.

The difference is even more dramatic with a lawn mowers. The engine has a noticeable lope at idle when cold and running on the diluted fuel. Real gasoline cause no such rough running.

I just had to rebuild yet another carburetor ruined by ethanol. The viton part that controls fuel flow had turned to goo because of the alcohol, happens every time.


27 posted on 04/21/2014 5:45:31 AM PDT by wrench
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If I fill with REAL GAS, I get 17 mpg.
When I use Ethanol laden gas I get 14 MPG over the same road.


29 posted on 04/21/2014 6:55:18 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
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To: jonrick46

And it destroys small internal combustion engines in lawnmowers, chain saws, etc.


59 posted on 04/21/2014 3:36:19 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Conseravtives are all that's left to defend the Constitution. Dems hate it, and Repubs don't care.)
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