Terry
I have never heard that about the electric fuel pumps because gas has a lower Flashpoint (-45 degree F) vs Methyl Alcohol at (52 degree F). I couldn't the Flashpoint for E85 but I assume it is somewhere between Gas and Alcohol. The lower the number the easier it will combust. All the new flex fuel cars, or all new cars for that matter use electric fuel pumps. And if I do decide to go this route, I would use a pump that is rated for alcohol
As far as the mileage goes, you get about 5% less mileage not 5 mpg. The guy next door to me just got a new 2009 Dodge truck that is a Flex fuel, He figured out his mileage using both and it was less, but when he figured out his cost per mile, the E85 came out on top by .06 cents per mile.
Ed
--- On Mon, 4/19/10, Terry Atkins <twa1950@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Terry Atkins <twa1950@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Is anyone running E85 in their Gremlin
To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, April 19, 2010, 6:41 PM
Until Eddie said he uses it and found no problems I would say I wouldn't use it. I did a little research when it first showed up around here to use in my daily driver and I didn't like what I found. First the 105 octane is not suppose to be a true figure. They use a different formula to figure it. If you use the same formula they use for gas it is around 94 octane. Second they said you would have to change out every piece of rubber hose you have for gas lines because the alcohol will eat the rubber up. Third they said people with electric fuel pumps especially ones in the gas tanks have to be very care that there is no arching because the fumes from the alcohol where blow a lot easier than gas, Fourth the flex fuel cars get about 5 miles per gallon less using the E85 and performance suffers. Fifth like you said it is a dollar cheaper per gallon and there are quite a few new cars that can use it and I never see anyone at the E85 pump and see the ones
with flex fuel on them at the gas pumps. That is just what I found. Like I said though if Eddie is using it in his AMC's and he isn't having any problems then I would say go for it. One question for Eddie though are a lot of people using it in Texas? Just through my observations the Kerosene pumps see more action than the E85 pumps around here.
Terry
From: Ed Veneck <edveneck@yahoo. com>
To: Gremlin list <BaadAssGremlins@ yahoogroups. com>
Sent: Mon, April 19, 2010 2:14:47 PM
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Is anyone running E85 in their Gremlin
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Is anyone running E85 in their Gremlin or any other older car? I picked up a 650 Holley at a swap meet Sunday that is set-up to run alcohol. Since I have not installed any of the fuel system in my Gremlin yet, I was thinking about converting it to E85. It's about a $1.00 a gal cheaper, rated at 105 octane, and it runs cleaner than gas.
Has anyone done this yet?
Ed |
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