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Originally Posted by Rag ******
NY, Thanks for the update. I wonder how that much ethanol could get in the mix? That's a high concentration. Maybe that former Gas guy can chime in here. How could the ethanol get to be such hich concentration?
NY keep us posted on Sam's comments.
It is true that ethanol will cause a car to get lower MPG because it has a lower BTU rating than gasoline and therfore has less energy capability per gallon. I can see that causing a starting problem.
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As far as I know, there are EPA laws against that kind of concentration of Ethanol in gasoline. I suppose a mistake could be made in mixing at the terminal, but that is a huge mistake. I still think it could be diesel fuel mixed with gasoline which is a more benign mistake. To the poster that doubted that this could happen, truckers do not have separate trucks for diesel and gas deliveries. If you do not flush out the compartments after deliveries the mistake is easy. In the 10 years as a petroleum distributor I encountered bad gas from Diesel contamination more than 30 times at a considerable cost to correct, including replacing the "bad gas" and customer car problems. I encountered contamination from too much ethanol 0 times either at my stations or others that I had contact with. Ethanol is not good for car engines. If you like to keep a car for a long period of time and many miles try and find gasoline with the least amount of ethanol, preferably none.