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Old Mar 19, 2001 | 11:05 AM
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Ethanol

I was cruising Stangnet just now and somebody said Ethanol might be bad for fuel injectors. Is he right?
Ethanol is a additive to gasoline. I'm not 100% sure what it does....
Those who use Sunoco 94 should know what I'm talking about. Thay use 10% ethanol. I put 94 in my 87 legend all the time and I never had a problem. I knwo the manual says not to use more than 10-15%m but sometimes that say things that aren't totally true.
What do you think?

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Old Mar 19, 2001 | 01:26 PM
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i can make ethanol

and no, don't put that shit in your car, it's for race cars
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Old Mar 19, 2001 | 02:05 PM
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LOL..right next to the baby toys.

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Old Mar 19, 2001 | 03:01 PM
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I don't understand... Isn't Ethanol a fuel?

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Old Mar 19, 2001 | 08:43 PM
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It looks like a super BONG ! Let smoke out of it !

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Old Mar 19, 2001 | 08:44 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Scorpius:
I don't understand... Isn't Ethanol a fuel?

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yep, but it's basically alcohol
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Old Mar 19, 2001 | 08:58 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by spiroh:
LOL..right next to the baby toys.

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lol thinkin the same thing... its like a whorehouse next to a convent.

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Old Mar 19, 2001 | 09:15 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Scorpius:
I was cruising Stangnet just now and somebody said Ethanol might be bad for fuel injectors. Is he right?
Ethanol is a additive to gasoline. I'm not 100% sure what it does....
Those who use Sunoco 94 should know what I'm talking about. Thay use 10% ethanol. I put 94 in my 87 legend all the time and I never had a problem. I knwo the manual says not to use more than 10-15%m but sometimes that say things that aren't totally true.
What do you think?

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Check out the following link (or look in a good search engine with the following search terms: gasohol damage.)

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0820282.html

The general consensus says that 10% or less in gasoline is safe. The alcohol generally attacks various types of plastic and rubber. The manual says you are safe with gas that has 10-15% and Acura must have considered this.




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