Re: 10% Ethanol in Gas
- From: Kevin Bottorff <kevyNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:54:47 +0000 (UTC)
Mike Romain <romainm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Scott Dorsey wrote:
Mike Romain <romainm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Some of us still drive vehicles with Carburetors and in my case
'lose' 50 to 100 miles per tank range with the crap mixed into
gasoline.
The problem with this is that the mixture isn't optimal anymore, if
the thing has been tuned to run properly with conventional gas.
Drilling your carb jets out may be in order to get a slightly richer
mixture.
Of course, then you can't go back...
--scott
I have a variable main fuel jet with a moving needle and tried running
it a bit richer there and I have a variable 'air' jet needle which I
also tried running richer to the point of seeing black smoke when
floored at 65 mph. Both just gave me crappy mileage and no top end
power.
My owners manual even says not to use any alcohol mix of any type
except if in an emergency and then to only use enough to get to real
gas...
So what are 'we' now supposed to do that the law says all stations
have to switch for the new year here in Canada? My vehicle isn't
supposed to have 'any' alcohol because it eats parts, let alone the
running issues.
Right now Toronto Canada has a gas shortage going on because they ran
short of real gas while 'converting' so they can jack up the price
which they have before they jack it up again when the alcohol law hits
in the New Year.
What a freaking Scam!
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
'New' frame in the works for '08. Some Canadian Bush Trip and Build
Photos: http://mikeromainjeeptrips.shutterfly.com
In spite of my disagreeing with you. At least in the US you can get a
exemption if your viechiel is not said by the manufacture to use any
ethanol.
On the other hand, I know of very few that offically say they can not
use it. KB
--
Thunder Snake #9
"Protect" your rights or "lose" them.
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