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Re: ethanol and fuel mileage
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Posted by Wayne Swenson on October 26, 2003 at 15:56:20 from (66.228.234.40):
In Reply to: ethanol and fuel mileage posted by Terry on October 26, 2003 at 08:45:37:
Ethanol doesn't have as many heat units as does straight gasoline so when burned in an engine will now get quite as good mileage or horsepower.
However, think of what it means on the political scene. More ethanol means less imported oil is needed and maybe, just maybe, we woudn't have to keep our military "over there" to protect the sources of crude oil we happily guzzle "over here"!! Do you suppose encouraging our farmers to produce corn for ethanol and soybeans for bio-diesel is a good idea? I certainly think so.
Enough soap box for the moment.
"Pure" gasoline doesn't exist because it is made of a blend of 250-300 different chemicals that are manipulated to allow the refiner to achieve the desired grade & octane results needed for that particular production run and keeping the cost factor at a minimum.
Ethanol has other benefits such as dewatering your fuel system. For example, I live in Minnesota and have used ethanol for 15-20 years now. I do not use any Heet or such product to keep my systems from freezing. The fuel system is automatically cleaned as I drive.
For my money, I'll continue to use ethanol blended fuesl and gladly help keep our farmers going.
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