Convert FROM E85
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From: Fredericksburg,VA
Actually running gasoline in a diesel engine is an incredibly worse literal melt down than just gumming the spark plugs up by running diesel in a gas engine. I have witnessed a diesel engine "running" on gasoline, not a pretty sight involving fire engines and rescue squads.
The barely visible point of the comment was that "fuel injector cleaner" is Jet Fuel (diesel). Jet A is basically fuel oil filtered better and tested better and dyed a different color. In days of yore, we would dribble diesel fuel into the carburetor to clean the system out.
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From: Kannapolis NC
Actually Jet A fuel is a super refined kerosene base with assorted hydrocarbon additives, it has another variation known as Jet A-1 which lowers the freezing point of the fuel from -40C to -47C.
Jet B is the extreme cold weather version of the fuel composed of a naphtha-kerosene base with cold weather additives, its capable of use down to -60C, but its extreme volatility makes it rare to find outside of the Arctic or Iceland.
We'll avoid the military JP series of jet fuels and also aviation diesel for the sake of simplicity, since there are now six military jet fuels and two classes of aviation diesel.
This concludes your fuel refresher from Pilot Mike.
Jet B is the extreme cold weather version of the fuel composed of a naphtha-kerosene base with cold weather additives, its capable of use down to -60C, but its extreme volatility makes it rare to find outside of the Arctic or Iceland.
We'll avoid the military JP series of jet fuels and also aviation diesel for the sake of simplicity, since there are now six military jet fuels and two classes of aviation diesel.
This concludes your fuel refresher from Pilot Mike.
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From: Chi-Towns burbs
i did use e85 for a while. terrible mileage and more cost. so i quit using it. if e85 cost less it might be ok, but it doesn't work out cost-wise at current prices. my problem is that even the mileage with gas (after many tanks) is nowhere near ratings. i consistently get less than 24mpg on hwy and easily 5 mpg less than ratings in mixed use. i just wondered if the e85 equipment might be compromising the mileage. i know the ratings are just averages so maybe i got a car on the low end of mileage. at any rate, i will probably need to sell the hhr if i can't improve the mileage. i like the car a lot, but not not enough to keep paying for the extra gas.
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From: Long Island, NY
Must be how you drive. I only loose 2.5 miles per gallon on the E85. Right now E85 is only 3.15 vs regular unleaded at 3.99. Worth it for me, maybe not for everyone. Works well with all the traffic I'm in daily, even with AC on.
E85 Price 3.15 E85 MPG 23
Gas Price 3.99 Gas MPG 25.5
E85: Best$0.137 per mile
7.302 miles per $
Gas: $0.156 per mile
6.391 miles per $
E85 Price 3.15 E85 MPG 23
Gas Price 3.99 Gas MPG 25.5
E85: Best$0.137 per mile
7.302 miles per $
Gas: $0.156 per mile
6.391 miles per $
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