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To: rigelkentaurus

Ethanol isn’t going away.. it’s been used as a gas stabilizer since before they started poisoning everyone by using lead as the stabilizerz


24 posted on 10/09/2017 4:12:05 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: HamiltonJay

The EPA thought up the idea of requiring oxygenated molecules to gasoline to reduce CO and NOx emissions. Oil refineries were using MTBE until EPA required ethanol in specifically EPA designed smog control areas. Then politics entered and presto ethanol total usage is mandated forcing companies to add it everywhere.

Ethanol has lower energy per volume than the gasoline it replaces, even though ethanol does have a high octane of about 99. Ethanol hurts fuel economy because of the lower energy content. Ethanol also is soluble in water, which introduces additional issues.

Others pointed out that Trump is unlikely to get rid of ethanol - politics - I understand that, just wish someday soon we could do the right thing and get rid of ethanol in fuel, or at least in all areas where smog does not exist.


30 posted on 10/09/2017 4:26:57 PM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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To: HamiltonJay

Ethanol does not stablize gas, it destablizes it and creates wax deposits while releasing water to attack aluminum parts.

It’s hell on small engines. I use non ethanol gas in all my small engine equipment.


34 posted on 10/09/2017 5:37:30 PM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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