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ethanol free gas, should I use ethanol free gas for my 1975 914 2.0? |
wd40togo |
Feb 2 2013, 09:10 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 23-December 11 From: Richmond VA Member No.: 13,925 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I have a 1975 914 2.0, should I be using ethanol free gas? It appears to have the orginal metal gas tank.
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SLITS |
Feb 2 2013, 09:33 AM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
Wow ... 5 stations in California, Northern California at that and at $5.28 gallon ... only 1800 mile round trip for me to find ethanol free fuel. What a deal!
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t collins |
Feb 2 2013, 09:39 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,270 Joined: 21-March 06 From: Virginia Member No.: 5,754 Region Association: None |
Wow ... 5 stations in California, Northern California at that and at $5.28 gallon ... only 1800 mile round trip for me to find ethanol free fuel. What a deal! 5 stations in my town at 3.58/gal (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) |
Tom_T |
Feb 2 2013, 11:47 AM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
Wow ... 5 stations in California, Northern California at that and at $5.28 gallon ... only 1800 mile round trip for me to find ethanol free fuel. What a deal! 5 stations in my town at 3.58/gal (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) Yes, once you leave "the peoples republic of california" - where big oil is given free reign on overpricing with a governmental enviro-price profit bonus - you can actually fine E-free at a reasonable price at multiple stations! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) At lil' ole Sallisaw OK along I-40 in NE OK - where I go often - there are at least 3 stations selling E-free for about the same price as comparable grade corn-gas. Don't know of any in SoCal, but haven't looked yet. IMHO the MTBE crap gas additive before Ethanol was worse, as it literally ate thru the grommets & seals on the top of our Vanagon Westy gas tank, so I had to pay $2-300 every 2-3 years to reseal the tank & royal PITA! As TC said - so long as the price differential is about the same as the 10-15% better fuel mileage, then it's a wash. However, you also have to figure the ongoing cost for added maintenance & damage to your motor & fuel system not designed for E-gas, so you have to add that on too. BTW - the 10-15% less mpg with E-gas is part of why folks are getting less thant the 29-35 mpg they used to get on their 914/4s! FYI - Ethanol used to be called "White Lightin' " & running it gave birth to NASCAR! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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