EU1000 stumbles

[safari 28]

Just a heads up. I burn e85 in our 08 f150 and have all the locations nationwide in my handheld computer. The ethanol industry is pushing for what they call e20 and e30 and possibly e40. In a nutshell you now get e10 or a max of 10% ethanol in your unleaded and you really have no choice. If they can get the car builders to agree that this higher percentage will not void warranties, then it is coming. If what this thread is saying, that would really mess up these honda generators.

They did a test running a 2000 Tahoe over 100k miles on e85, it was not designed to burn this high % ethanol. They tore the engine apart and no damage. E85 has lots of oxygen so it activated the 02 sensor and check engine light but nothing else. Fuel lines were perfect and the engine had much less carbon build up than normal.

[ROBERT CROSS]

Originally Posted by safari 28

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They did a test running a 2000 Tahoe....

Who they?.....


e85=15% doesn't it?

[Beginner]

Thats all well and good, however, check the BTU content of the E enhansed fuel. Its substancially lower than the real fuel.
Bottom line more fuel consumption, more money for more expensive fuel.
Beginner

[safari 28]

Originally Posted by ROBERT CROSS

Who they?.....


e85=15% doesn't it?

It was either American Coalition for Ethanol : Home or the national coalition for ethanol. I tried to look it up but lost the article. Very interesting however and more of the corn fuel comin your way, like it or not.

[safari 28]

it could also be www. ethanol. org