Re: 10% Ethanol in Gas

Mike Romain <romainm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:476be28a$0$20826
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Kevin Bottorff wrote:
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


Well, now you do. The AMC Jeep's all have an ethanol and alcohol
warning in their owners manual with the CJ7 carbureted engines outright
forbidding it.

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


If it still has a carb the company has changed its offical position since
the manual was written. most all manufactures in the late 90s oked 99% of
there line up to be 10% ethanol compatiable. Check it out. KB
PS if it has been quite a while since you tried it. They had some
very out of spec stuff go through the punps in the early stages of
branching out of the midwest. It caused some trouble in the eastern
states that I remember for sure, don`t remember how wide spread it was.


--
Thunder Snake #9
"Protect" your rights or "lose" them.
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