E85
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E85
The area I live in switched to E85 or 15% ethanol. How will this effect the fuel line, stopper, gaskets and o-rings, operation of my DA-50 ?
Also, is ethanol hydroscopic ?
Also, is ethanol hydroscopic ?
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RE: E85
Yeah...if its 15% ethanol,85 gas...then it's not E85. Just bought a Chevy Tahoe with the "flex fuel" E85 engine. Now I wish they wought supply the fuel around here in Maryland with the way the fuel prices are going
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RE: E85
Now we are going to want gaskets and diaphrams and whatever else we need that's impervious to alcohol based fuels. Does anyone know if E85 has a more tolerable aroma(wives/girlfriends) than your standard 87% octane?[:-]
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RE: E85
E85 requires approximately 35% more fuel flow than straight gasoline thus you must richen your mixture, not sure about oil compatability. Should be about 10% more power.