Date:         Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:40:02 EDT
Reply-To:     Dvdclarksn@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Clarkson <Dvdclarksn@AOL.COM>
Subject:      using ethanol to pass emissions;
Comments: To: szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM
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Does anyone on the list have any valid information on what percentage of
ethanol is acceptable to run in our Vanagons? Does VW have any info specific to
our model years? In my area ( SW Virginia) we typically see 10% ethanol in
most  every major brand. I have the stock injectors in my van and wonder if
damage  might occur to these with a 10% concentration. Are there any other
components in  the fuel system that might sustain damage from ethanol? If the
injectors are the  only component that might sustain damage I wonder if there is a
suitable  replacement that will work with the potentially higher concentrations
of ethanol  that we might see in the future. My injectors are original with a
good spray  pattern and have only had the seals that attach them to the fuel
rail replaced  with my fuel line replacement recently. My only experience prior
to this with  the possibility of running "flex fuel" was my consideration of
running my 82  diesel on used fryer oil. Thanks listees and vanagonauts!

David Clarkson
1990 Westy (264,000 miles on original injectors)




In a message dated 10/19/2008 9:23:21 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM writes:

Ethanol  is very corrosive and can damage the fuel system, so beware.

On  10/18/08, John C... <trvlr2001@comcast.net> wrote:
>>Can you  get gasahol down there? We have stations up here called Mohawk,
and
>>they sell ethanol gas. Apparently a tank of that runs cleaner  than gas, so
>>guys fill up with it to pass our test  here.
>
> This just may work !!!
>
>  but...
>
> coincidently, I just read in the Bentley  yesterday
> that were not supposed to use ethanol in our  Vanagons!?
>
> Don't know why not though!   :o)
>
> JC...
>

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