Accidentally used ethanol- killed the mileage

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Re: Accidentally used ethanol- killed the mileage

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whammy #4
Ethanol exhaust generates 2.14 times as much ozone as does gasoline exhaust.

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Re: Accidentally used ethanol- killed the mileage

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When checking mileage, you must fill the tank to the same level each time. If you run it to "E" and put in $20 and the run it to "E" again and put another $20, you can't get an accurate economy reading. Also, we run 10% ethanol in our 1992 Buick and it gets better mileage than originally rated for. It runs perfect with no mods. I doubt the ethanol is causing the other vehicles in Sulpher to not run or start. I would bet it was more due to "bad gas".
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Re: Accidentally used ethanol- killed the mileage

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It's not the equal dollar amount. It's the equal quantity amount. It's better to do it over several tanks and let the law of averages take effect. \:D/
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Re: Accidentally used ethanol- killed the mileage

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Whatever you have encountered, I would suggest a fuel filter change.

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Re: Accidentally used ethanol- killed the mileage

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JTalley wrote:But just in case, how do I check that O2 sensor?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glNP31V5trc

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