gasoline question
#61
05-28-2019, 06:57 AM
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My Aunt had a gas station and was ordered to rip out the underground tanks due to seepage of water INTO the tanks
instead of this, she simply sold the station......the next owner was given 2 years (by the state auditor) to make the tank swap
4 owners and 8 years later the leaky tanks were finally replaced when 1 RUPTURED
and this was at a station with NO carwash......imagine one with thousands of gallons of water daily going into substandard drainage less than 100 feet from the fuel storage tanks........
instead of this, she simply sold the station......the next owner was given 2 years (by the state auditor) to make the tank swap
4 owners and 8 years later the leaky tanks were finally replaced when 1 RUPTURED
and this was at a station with NO carwash......imagine one with thousands of gallons of water daily going into substandard drainage less than 100 feet from the fuel storage tanks........
Last edited by Gunrunner72; 05-28-2019 at 07:01 AM.
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05-28-2019, 10:39 AM
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05-28-2019, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Gunrunner72
Thank you for adding some sensible insight and a good argument against ethanol. When the change to E10 was forced on us in KY, all of us jobbers and retailers were scared as hell of the properties of the new product and it's willingness to attach itself to water/contaminates. Luckily (knocking on wood) I've never had any issues, but I'm religious about changing dispenser filters and monitoring water levels, etc. in tanks.
Try this on for size-
State of Colorado conducted a study (about 20 years ago) regarding the efficacy of "farming for ethanol."
So , here goes...
It takes 1.25 acres of land,
And 4 gallons of diesel fuel,
And 680 gallons of water
To create 1 single gallon of ethyl alcohol (ethanol.)
So, (cross thread points) what is the cost of 4 gallons of offroad dieseline?
The cost of 680 gallons of water?
The "cost" of the land/labor/machinery?
Add all that up, I bet it's a lot more than $2.62.
(Hell the diesel alone would be $15 if it were in Calif.)
The water? Another $3.50.
So, (more cross thread points) does anyone here think the farm subsidy is a working deal for us taxpayers?
We probably have $25 in that gallon of ethanol, and we recover $2.62....
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05-28-2019, 03:11 PM
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09-21-2020, 08:18 PM
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Really was asking if the 112 Octane will damage my pistons or not . I’ve been running 110 , but the supplier has sold out at this time . So I bought 112 Octane instead ..I’m sure with all these experts , someone has the answers . lol
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09-21-2020, 08:32 PM
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#69
09-21-2020, 08:42 PM
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I have a carbed bike and there is a big, noticeable, difference when I use regular gas vs non ethanol 90 octane. Better mileage, better throttle response, less valve noise.
That said, I'd think that a fuel injected, much more computer controlled timing system would make it much better to run the cheap stuff. I use the better stuff and I'm cheap!
That said, I'd think that a fuel injected, much more computer controlled timing system would make it much better to run the cheap stuff. I use the better stuff and I'm cheap!
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09-21-2020, 08:49 PM
