Posted on 09/28/2009 7:41:23 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Excess ethanol blamed in breakdown of police cars
Baltimore expects to be able to recover expenses
By Justin Fenton | The Baltimore Sun
September 23, 2009
City officials say an unusually high concentration of ethanol in the city's gasoline supply contributed to the breakdown of more than 70 police cars over the weekend, most of which had been repaired and returned to service Tuesday.
More than 200 police cars fueled up at a 24-hour, city-run gas pump by the Fallsway before cars started showing problems, and nearly one-third of the Police Department's patrol contingent was sidelined with engine trouble.
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Alcohol poisoning.
Ping!
So it’s not a myth that cop cars drink too much?
Drinking and driving ?
Alcohol abuse.
Yep, insane Maryland
Some people will continue to claim that there’s no problem with ethanol after stories like this and thousands of boat owners having their equipment destroyed.
Tens of thousands of engines or fuel systems destroyed annually by crappy ethanol gas.
I’ve contributed three..
I wonder how many catalytic converters Baltimore had to replace? Those things aren’t cheap.
could it be that Baltimore has some unionized city workers who are stupid enough to put E85 into squad cars?
The irony.
Actually, even the 10% legally required ethanol mix is bad for your car. It leads to water in the gas tank, rust, spastic combustion when the engine is cold, and poorer mileage.
I have to use the damned stuff in my chainsaw and weedwhacker, and if you keep it in the gas can for more than a couple of weeeks it will start to go bad and put them out of commission, so you need to take them apart and clean out the carbs.
Plus it uses up animal feed and makes meat more expensive, starves poor people in the third world, impoverishes the soil with too much corn crops, and increases stuff like algae growing in lakes and ponds, not to mention the huge dead spot off the Mississipi delta.
All of this in the name of “Green.” Al Gore approves.
But the real purpose is to buy farm votes and factory farm political contributions. Hopefully those who want to save the environment are starting to see through this scam.
At my Fire Department had problems with our gas powered
Jaws-of-Life power unit. Had manufacturer service it - turn
out that the alcohol in gasolene was atracting water
and corroding the carbuerator. Had to get it replaced
Bought special blend called “tool fuel” to run our Jaws
Anyone know where to find a list of gasoline brands and the ethanol content (in CA)?
To boost the ethanol boondoggle further, some farm groups are advocating a mandatory blending up to 15% ethanol in gasoline. Ironically, there are no tractors, combines or other farm machinery that will run on high ethanol blends. Farmers must have learned from Congress to make mandates that don’t apply to them.
Too bad for the tax payers in Maryland then. I'm sure those responsible won't suffer and consequences.
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