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Date:         Fri, 17 Nov 2000 05:39:49 -0600
Reply-To:     Chuck Hill <hilltech@NETINS.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Chuck Hill <hilltech@NETINS.NET>
Subject:      Ethanol & fuel system parts
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Regarding ethanol in gasoline:

I have used fuel containing 10% ethanol in all of my Vanagons for the past 10 years and longer with absolutely no problems whatever caused by this fuel. I live in Iowa, the midwest of the USA, and this fuel is available at nearly every gas pump, offered at 89 to 90 octane for the same price as 87 octane. It is really the highest selling fuel on the market here. It works great and has advantages. There is never a frozen fuel line when you use this. The cleaning properties of the ethanol keep the tank and fuel lines free from varnish, and cut down deposits on fuel injectors and on the cylinder heads, valves, and pistons. There seem to be no bad effects whatsoever. Furthermore, it's a bio-fuel, a renewable energy source, and can be produced cheaply from all sorts of biomass. We don't have to import it, or defend the availability.

Don't be afraid to use it in your Vanagon.

I should probably state that I am a farmer, and have a vested interest in the use of ethanol as a fuel.

Chuck Hill


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