Steve Gent, C.N.Y President of Model T Car Club of America asked me to Post this:

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will wait until this fall to decide whether car engines can handle higher concentrations of ethanol in gasoline. The agency had been expected to decide by this month whether to increase the maximum blend from 10 to 15 percent. The EPA said that initial tests "look good" and should be completed by the end of September.

Disasterous on so many levels!

This is where we have FIVA to go in and talk our cause with the administration.
Works fine so far in Europe though we are facing the same challenges.
http://www.fiva.org/EN/index2.html

Richard,

I'm sure that Steve Gent appreciates that you don't know that his actual name is STEVE GRANT.

Four members of Congress crossed party lines last month in late July and issued this opinion to the EPA. It probably had the effect of delaying the EPA decision.

"Our government should not allow a giant science experiment to be conducted on the vehicles and equipment in just about every American household."


SOURCE National Petrochemical & Refiners Association http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/npra-supports-bipartisan-congressional-l etter-to-epa-on-e15-99572809.html

Was in Iowa last week.
I was surprised to see that Casey's General Store offered clearly marked "Ethanol" and "Non-Ethanol" grades of gasoline.

However, at most local gas stations, the Super (89 octane) was cheaper than the regular (87). That, I couldn't figure out as both were clearly marked 10% Ethanol.

On my trip to Montana 3 weeks ago my 98 chevy pickup clearly didn't like the "10% or more" ethanol I had to use when I left California. I still have a misfire I'm trying to track down.Injectors in 2 cyl. seems to be the target now. My mileage went down too.

I sure wish there was an 'ignore' button on here. Richard "Troll" Henza would be the first one to go on that list.