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Originally Posted by Further North
I have not read all the details in this post, but here's the facts:
- Ethanol fuels burn at lower temps, causing power loss, worse mileage and potential detonation...and all the potential problems that go along with that.
- Ethanol fuels eat fuel lines, gas tank liners, and other components in fuel systems.
- If you're going to run an ethanol blend, you need an inline filter, and you need to change it often.
- Ethanol is an environmental disaster. The acreage taken out of CRP and other programs that was benefiting wildlife in the plains states alone runs to the hundreds of thousands of acres...not to mention the damage to lakes, rivers and streams as runoff from croplands formerly fallow winds up in the water...and the ground water will take a hit too from all the crap they pour into and onto the soil to control weeds.
- Ethanol is a just one more political payoff to buy votes. In the words of Al Gore: ...so he sold out the environment for votes.
- Current proven oil reserves at 1.533 trillion barrels...and they are finding more all the time...so what's the justification for ethanol?
Those of you with newer motors who aren't terribly concerned about another 5% ethanol and who are willing to eat the increased costs of replacing components...Bless your hearts.
As an owner of a 1989 Johnson 150 that I have no plans for replacing any time soon...Ethanol is a nightmare.
This is similar to the folks advocating banning lead shot for shotguns...why should I have to endure a 1500% increase to shoot a round of clays, or worse, have to spend thousands and thousands of dollars to replace perfectly functional shotguns with modern guns that I am not interested in owning...when there is almost no credible evidence suggesting it's even a problem?
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Also, remember what happened during prohibition? The govt went to great lengths to prevent the making and "running" of whiskey (ethanol). Now, every gallon is subsidized by the federal govt, and they sell it at the pump for use in internal combustion engines.
The idea that this reduces our dependence on foreign oil is crazy. I've checked my mileage both using whiskey blend and with regular gasoline. My mileage goes down drastically using the whiskey blend, thus using more gasoline too. To my estimation, we're depening our dependence on foreign oil, by using the whiskey blend. --Just my cheap $.02
Paul