[BaadAssGremlins] Re: E85 question

["blue77gremlin" <blue77gremlin@xxxxxxxxx>]

I live west of Rockford Ill about 40 or so miles. Turn north at the 
red barn that is a restuarant, pass the ethonal plant turn right 
past the RWB Machine and turn left at Ole Joes place with 3 legged 
donkey go three more more farms and go up the one lane dirt road. 
LOL HAHAHA          SCOTT


--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Bradley Jones 
<wagonmasterx5@xxxx> wrote:
> OK, Where in Illinois are you 2 guys?? I'm originally from East 
Alton.
> 
> blue77gremlin <blue77gremlin@xxxx> wrote:-I live in Ill too. I 
know a few people who are running E85. Their 
> Dodge mini van dropped from 20 mpg to 16 mpg ( rough est.) This 
> figures out that their are saving roughly a penny a mile( liattle 
> over). A guy at work has changed all of his cars to E85. He has a 
> tank at his house with E85 in it. I live with in a mile from the 
> ethanol plant also. It is a big deal around here. I will ask the 
guy 
> at work about what he changed over. E85 around here was $1.49 and 
> gas is $2.06. 
>                              SCOTT
> 
> -- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, paxiljunki 
<paxiljunki@xxxx> 
> wrote:
> > ok, this is kooky, i know, but i'm curious.  has
> > anyone here used E85 (ethanol) in either a modern
> > flexible fuel vehicle, or attempted to use it with
> > their old 70's carborated car?
> > 
> > i'm in illinois where E85 is a new big thing and
> > there's talk of removing the taxes on it (to help the
> > farmers, yada yada).  it's available at many of my
> > local gas stations and is a lot cheaper than gas. 
> > according to my trusted mechanic and my chemist
> > husband, converting my 78 gremlin to a flexible-fuel
> > vehicle won't involve much more than installing larger
> > jets in my carb.  my gas milage will go down, but the
> > cost to get from point a to point b will be
> > considerably less. 
> > 
> > but really, what are the bugs in this system?  from
> > what i understand, E85 eats rubber hoses for breakfast
> > and gaskets for dinner.
> > 
> > if my car wasn't already a trusty daily driver, i'd
> > just go ahead and do it out of curiousity. 
> > 
> > pax
> > 
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make 
> as they go flying by." -- Douglas Adams
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