In a message dated 3/1/2011 3:31:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, mcneely4@COX.NET writes: Well, my owner's book (VW Vanagon GL Campmobile, 1991, 2.1 waterboxer) says to avoid using fuel with alcohol. When I am where I can get alcohol free fuel, I get it, even though I pay more. Same thing for my Toyota Prius (the book doesn't say avoid the alcohol fuel, but I get better gas mileage, which to me means the engine is running better). Besides, I don't like to pay folks to commit environmental sin, which growing corn for fuel is. Sinful in other ways, too, like driving up food costs. mcneely
what we are seeing is that it tends to promote rust more in metal tanks and also doesn't like sitting very long. As for using corn to produce it , Va. Tech is studying the use of switchgrass for this. _http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/papers/misc/switgrs.html_ (http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/papers/misc/switgrs.html) ,one of the best crops for ethanol production is sugar beets. any way you look at it I don't think it will help with the running or fuel mileage on vanagons later mark d |
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