• Hi Guest!
    If you appreciate British Car Forum and our 25 years of supporting British car enthusiasts with technical and anicdotal information, collected from our thousands of great members, please support us with a low-cost subscription. You can become a supporting member for less than the dues of most car clubs.
    There are some perks with a member upgrade!
    **Upgrade Now**
    (PS: Subscribers don't see this gawd-aweful banner
Tips
Tips

Today I found

Share this page

I'm getting tired of defending ethanol blended gas but as a corn producer in the midwest I'm going to try once more.
We have been using this for 25 years in british cars and every thing else. We have had virtually none of the problems that the rest of the country claims they have had. Yes, it will clean out a dirty fuel system in a hurry and you had better be ready to change fuel filters. You also may not get quite as good of mileage. We no longer have any problems with gas line freezing because the alcohol takes the water out of the fuel system. And we don't have trouble with fuel tank rust that detractors claim.
It appears to me that maybe big oil has been putting out a lot of propaganda (they, naturally, don't care for it).
Moss is trying to sell products to capitalize on peoples fear of it.
At least not as much of your money is going out of the country.
Again, my .02.
KA.
 
I agree with most of what you said - I've been using it in my '92 GMC Sonoma for years with no problems. But, I'm spending more money because I don't get as good gas mileage as I did before the ethanol was added!
 
Tony: I don't know what gasahol is costing you there but here in the midwest the blended fuel is enough cheaper to compensate according to my calculations. Of course that would depend on the vehicle and the cost of the fuel.
Currently a alcohol fuel pipeline to the east is being discussed that should lower cost I would think.
Corn farmers are getting almost no tax dollars because of ethanol and the money is staying in the US.
Just trying for some good will!!
KA.
 
nomad said:
Moss is trying to sell products to capitalize on peoples fear of it.

KA.
Click to expand...

AMEN !!!!!!!

You'd be suprised how that supercharger of theirs can SAVE THE WORLD !!!!!!
 
Around here everything has a "minimum of 10% ethanol" in it.
 
Never had a prob till ethanol came along. we will see.
 
The reports I get are mostly from small engine users, is that the gas is attacking /dissolving the fuel lines, and some in tank filters. Gates has just come out with a new fuel hose to combat this problem. There may have been Ethanol in gas for years but within the past year and a half something has changed. We sell a CRC product to treat the gas, for a small bottle it will do a lot of fuel. The new diesel fuel is also in need of treatment year round because the modern way of "cracking" being a cheaper way to produce the product. The new gas and the new diesel will separate when left standing for a period of time. The constant sloshing inside the tank while driving the vehicle helps to hold it all together long enough to burn. Older vehicles... I will find out this summer, when the little car gets out. I will probably treat the fuel right off to save any rubber parts that maybe can't take the change.
 
Just a little more on this.
I have nothing against Moss and have been dealing almost exclusivly with them for 40 years. I am upset about there articles that seem to say that ethanol blended fuel will be the end of the british car unless you use there product.
Also wanted to relay some hearsay. Have heard that since alcohol is considerably cheaper than gas that you are not getting a 10% blend but considerably more. Makes sense. If so would explain some of the problems and should eliminate fear of a higher blend. There is a limit before major engine retune would be required.
KA.
 
Back
Top