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Re: E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:4426E698.309D8ADF@sympatico.ca... : No joke unfortunately. They are talking about mandating alcohol in fuel : in Canada too or at least in Ontario in the next couple years. : : It is total -------- about the older engines. The crap eats gas lines, : the carb float needles go bad and I lose over 25% in mileage and have : no power over 60 mph when I run alcohol mix. Even my owners manual : states 'not' to use the junk. : : I mean I go from over 350 miles per tank of gas down to 250 miles at : best with alcohol mix. : : Great stuff, it is more expensive and we use Way more of it when mixed. : : WOW - that's really bad mike. I just wonder...... My Liberty has gotten worse and worse mileage over the last month. Maybe the station switched while I wasn't looking. |
Re: E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:4426E698.309D8ADF@sympatico.ca... : No joke unfortunately. They are talking about mandating alcohol in fuel : in Canada too or at least in Ontario in the next couple years. : : It is total -------- about the older engines. The crap eats gas lines, : the carb float needles go bad and I lose over 25% in mileage and have : no power over 60 mph when I run alcohol mix. Even my owners manual : states 'not' to use the junk. : : I mean I go from over 350 miles per tank of gas down to 250 miles at : best with alcohol mix. : : Great stuff, it is more expensive and we use Way more of it when mixed. : : WOW - that's really bad mike. I just wonder...... My Liberty has gotten worse and worse mileage over the last month. Maybe the station switched while I wasn't looking. |
Re: E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
What kind of thermostat do you have in that vehicle? The FI rigs I have are
pretty tolerant of what passes for fuel at the pumps near here, but FI doesn't make fuel burn any better than a carburetor does. Earle "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:4427294A.3771817C@sympatico.ca... > I don't think so..... My needles barely last a year. The are done in > for sure every 2 years. The one I have in now has started to leak and > it's only a year old. I just pulled it and cleaned it's slides and tip > and we will see if I have to buy a kit or not.... > > I was experimenting with that crappy gas mix and my carb's mix to see if > I could burn the junk. Folks told me I was running lean if it wouldn't > burn alcohol so I tried to rich it up via the internal metering > needles. All that got me was a mid range bog and bad gas mileage. > > I just went back to the stock settings and am hoping on the needle... > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > > "L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote: > > > > Hi Mike, > > I was being my usual sarcastic self, they've replaced the neoprene > > with some other plastic, like in this new Holley kit: > > http://www.----------.com/holley.jpg > > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O > > mailto:-------------------- > > > > Mike Romain wrote: > > > > > > No way, I am still getting the neoprene needle seats... > > > > > > Mike *** Free account sponsored by SecureIX.com *** *** Encrypt your Internet usage with a free VPN account from http://www.SecureIX.com *** |
Re: E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
What kind of thermostat do you have in that vehicle? The FI rigs I have are
pretty tolerant of what passes for fuel at the pumps near here, but FI doesn't make fuel burn any better than a carburetor does. Earle "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:4427294A.3771817C@sympatico.ca... > I don't think so..... My needles barely last a year. The are done in > for sure every 2 years. The one I have in now has started to leak and > it's only a year old. I just pulled it and cleaned it's slides and tip > and we will see if I have to buy a kit or not.... > > I was experimenting with that crappy gas mix and my carb's mix to see if > I could burn the junk. Folks told me I was running lean if it wouldn't > burn alcohol so I tried to rich it up via the internal metering > needles. All that got me was a mid range bog and bad gas mileage. > > I just went back to the stock settings and am hoping on the needle... > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > > "L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote: > > > > Hi Mike, > > I was being my usual sarcastic self, they've replaced the neoprene > > with some other plastic, like in this new Holley kit: > > http://www.----------.com/holley.jpg > > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O > > mailto:-------------------- > > > > Mike Romain wrote: > > > > > > No way, I am still getting the neoprene needle seats... > > > > > > Mike *** Free account sponsored by SecureIX.com *** *** Encrypt your Internet usage with a free VPN account from http://www.SecureIX.com *** |
Re: E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
What kind of thermostat do you have in that vehicle? The FI rigs I have are
pretty tolerant of what passes for fuel at the pumps near here, but FI doesn't make fuel burn any better than a carburetor does. Earle "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:4427294A.3771817C@sympatico.ca... > I don't think so..... My needles barely last a year. The are done in > for sure every 2 years. The one I have in now has started to leak and > it's only a year old. I just pulled it and cleaned it's slides and tip > and we will see if I have to buy a kit or not.... > > I was experimenting with that crappy gas mix and my carb's mix to see if > I could burn the junk. Folks told me I was running lean if it wouldn't > burn alcohol so I tried to rich it up via the internal metering > needles. All that got me was a mid range bog and bad gas mileage. > > I just went back to the stock settings and am hoping on the needle... > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > > "L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote: > > > > Hi Mike, > > I was being my usual sarcastic self, they've replaced the neoprene > > with some other plastic, like in this new Holley kit: > > http://www.----------.com/holley.jpg > > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O > > mailto:-------------------- > > > > Mike Romain wrote: > > > > > > No way, I am still getting the neoprene needle seats... > > > > > > Mike *** Free account sponsored by SecureIX.com *** *** Encrypt your Internet usage with a free VPN account from http://www.SecureIX.com *** |
Re: E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message news:5WAVf.4576$FD4.1997@dukeread07... > Coasty did pass the time by typing: >> Well, I must have been under a rock or in lala land to miss this. I was >> listening to Goss' Garage today and April 1st 2006 all gasoline will be >> E-10 >> (10% ethanol) which replaces the current MTBE additive. Pat discussed >> the >> new stuff at length and basically stated it will be fine even for older >> autos. He said that in older autos the ethanol is a super cleaner and >> will >> break lose all kinds of stuff in the fuel system. He said if you notice >> your auto running really crapy just change the fuel filter. >> >> Coasty > > Nice date they chose..... :) > > -- > DougW > Quite fitting anything having to do with the Fed's all fools no April involved. Coasty |
Re: E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message news:5WAVf.4576$FD4.1997@dukeread07... > Coasty did pass the time by typing: >> Well, I must have been under a rock or in lala land to miss this. I was >> listening to Goss' Garage today and April 1st 2006 all gasoline will be >> E-10 >> (10% ethanol) which replaces the current MTBE additive. Pat discussed >> the >> new stuff at length and basically stated it will be fine even for older >> autos. He said that in older autos the ethanol is a super cleaner and >> will >> break lose all kinds of stuff in the fuel system. He said if you notice >> your auto running really crapy just change the fuel filter. >> >> Coasty > > Nice date they chose..... :) > > -- > DougW > Quite fitting anything having to do with the Fed's all fools no April involved. Coasty |
Re: E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message news:5WAVf.4576$FD4.1997@dukeread07... > Coasty did pass the time by typing: >> Well, I must have been under a rock or in lala land to miss this. I was >> listening to Goss' Garage today and April 1st 2006 all gasoline will be >> E-10 >> (10% ethanol) which replaces the current MTBE additive. Pat discussed >> the >> new stuff at length and basically stated it will be fine even for older >> autos. He said that in older autos the ethanol is a super cleaner and >> will >> break lose all kinds of stuff in the fuel system. He said if you notice >> your auto running really crapy just change the fuel filter. >> >> Coasty > > Nice date they chose..... :) > > -- > DougW > Quite fitting anything having to do with the Fed's all fools no April involved. Coasty |
Re: E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
As I had heard April 1st is official, but like anything else the Feds do it
is on the sly. Coasty "Hippie" <pmunsel@txcyber.com> wrote in message news:122dpbc1pj95b6f@corp.supernews.com... > > "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message > news:zoWdnYL7NeWFQbvZnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@comcast.com. .. >> Yeah, I think it might be an april fools thing... >> >> "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message >> news:5WAVf.4576$FD4.1997@dukeread07... >>> Coasty did pass the time by typing: >>>> Well, I must have been under a rock or in lala land to miss this. I >>>> was >>>> listening to Goss' Garage today and April 1st 2006 all gasoline will be >>>> E-10 >>>> (10% ethanol) which replaces the current MTBE additive. Pat discussed >>>> the >>>> new stuff at length and basically stated it will be fine even for older >>>> autos. He said that in older autos the ethanol is a super cleaner and >>>> will >>>> break lose all kinds of stuff in the fuel system. He said if you >>>> notice >>>> your auto running really crapy just change the fuel filter. >>>> >>>> Coasty >>> >>> Nice date they chose..... :) >>> >>> -- >>> DougW > > I've been hearing some ramblings for over a month here. The only date I > had heard previously was sometime in April. The folks just S. of me in > Houston have been gearing up for a while I was told. I was also told it > was one of those "under the cover of darkness" issues so as not to get too > much attention and resistance before it was in the marketplace. As usual, > it could all change with the wind, and it's blowing hard today. > Hippie... > |
Re: E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
As I had heard April 1st is official, but like anything else the Feds do it
is on the sly. Coasty "Hippie" <pmunsel@txcyber.com> wrote in message news:122dpbc1pj95b6f@corp.supernews.com... > > "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message > news:zoWdnYL7NeWFQbvZnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@comcast.com. .. >> Yeah, I think it might be an april fools thing... >> >> "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message >> news:5WAVf.4576$FD4.1997@dukeread07... >>> Coasty did pass the time by typing: >>>> Well, I must have been under a rock or in lala land to miss this. I >>>> was >>>> listening to Goss' Garage today and April 1st 2006 all gasoline will be >>>> E-10 >>>> (10% ethanol) which replaces the current MTBE additive. Pat discussed >>>> the >>>> new stuff at length and basically stated it will be fine even for older >>>> autos. He said that in older autos the ethanol is a super cleaner and >>>> will >>>> break lose all kinds of stuff in the fuel system. He said if you >>>> notice >>>> your auto running really crapy just change the fuel filter. >>>> >>>> Coasty >>> >>> Nice date they chose..... :) >>> >>> -- >>> DougW > > I've been hearing some ramblings for over a month here. The only date I > had heard previously was sometime in April. The folks just S. of me in > Houston have been gearing up for a while I was told. I was also told it > was one of those "under the cover of darkness" issues so as not to get too > much attention and resistance before it was in the marketplace. As usual, > it could all change with the wind, and it's blowing hard today. > Hippie... > |
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