Something that would concern me would be a leaner running engine with the additional oxygen content in ethanol in a E85 gasoline blend being used in a fuel injection management system not designed for the much higher oxygen content and I can't say for sure but premature engine wear might be the result.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I was in Duluth, MN this weekend and decided to experiment. > > I have been using E10 for years in all of my gasoline engines, > large and small, without any problems, so Saturday when I saw > E85 offered at one location at $0.55 per gallon less than > gasoline I put in 10 gallons on top of the 10 gallons of E10 > that I had in the tank. > > I drove all around town, on the highway, and up and down the > steep hills of Duluth. No problems. So today when it was > time to head home, I filled up with E85 (22 more gallons). > > I drove 105 miles, all at highway speed, without any > performance problems. The "Check Engine" light came on > at around 70 miles, but no drivability problems were detected. > > I suspect the "Check Engine" light is indicating a lean mixture > due to the oxygen rich nature of ethanol, and therefore is > simply out the calibration range the computer expects. > > I am confident the fuel system is ethanol compatible because > Ford has been authorizing E10 for years. Can anyone suggest > a reason not to continue using E85 in this vehicle? > > Thank you. > > Michael _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/