Keep in mind that the original post was regarding pure ethanol which is a different animal than automotive gas with 10% ethanol that you get at your local gas station. The concerns with using ethanol containing gas and the reasons the FAA does not allow its use in certified planes with auto fuel STCs are still valid.
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: KR> Ethanol From: Mike Stirewalt via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Mon, June 06, 2016 11:52 am To: krnet at list.krnet.org Cc: laser147 at juno.com I had an old Cadillac with a computer display that would read out my real-time fuel consumption. I imagine most cars have such things these days, althoiugh the Oldsmobile that I replaced my beloved Cadillac with doesn't. Whenever I would drive cross country and got into the mid-west where ethanol is sold, my fuel mileage would always go down. I'm impressed by the statement "The fastest cars in the country use it." so obviously I'm suffering form a misconception. I inherently disliked it because it decreased my fuel mileage and because government welfare to all the farmers who grow corn for ethanol annoyes me too. Plus, I've never trusted it in my KR. If I do ever use auto fuel in the KR (GP-2180) I always use Chevron Supreme, which is what I always use in my other vehicles. Calling Chevron headquarters in San Francisco several years ago, they told me Supreme has 7% ethanol in it. It may be more now, or less, but thinking I could avoid ethanol by buying top grade gasoline was not correct. I think it's all got ethanol in it, except for boutique racing shops that sell ethanol-free gas for racing. Why would racing shops sell ethanol-free gas for racing if "the fastest cars in the country use it." I'm not arguing here since I'm not very smart, but just relating my experiences. Steve Bennett said he always ran my engine on ethanol-free gas - which he could get in Omaha. Here in San Diego it's only available from specialized racing shops. From Steve's comments on operation of my engine, I've tried to keep ethanol out of the tanks but I have occasionally put some Chevron Supreme in. It's always mixed with whatever 100LL is already in the tank. In my aux tank in the wing, made from vinyl ester, I've been religious about never putting anything but 100LL in it. I've heard too many stories about car gas wreaking havoc to tanks and fuel components for me to use it more than very occasionally. Just my experience. I'm still learning new things . . .hope we all are. ____________________________________________________________ Nextiva vFAX Why Do You Still Have An Old Fax Machine? http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5755c69e982ad469e6d0cst04vuc _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
