E85 experience

From : electrician

Q: im in the market for a new truck and was wondering if there is anything to beware of with the new flex fuel engines. are they as dependable as standard gas engines ive been told to expect about a 15% loss in fuel mileage while running e85. i can live with that if they dont have any other problems. .

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From : sqdancerlynn

your ram van is not compatable with e85 it is very corosive the need to modify the fuel system & you need a computer that can adjust for the different fuels .

From : brian

sqdancerlynn wrote your ram van is not compatable with e85 it is very corosive the need to modify the fuel system & you need a computer that can adjust for the different fuels i dont got no van and i aint going to run e85. thats just what i read about a kit. i got a cummins and its still a humming. brian .

From : snoman

on fri 07 jul 2006 230153 -0400 sqdancerlynn sqdancerlynn1@verizon.net wrote your ram van is not compatable with e85 it is very corosive the need to modify the fuel system & you need a computer that can adjust for the different fuels i agree that it is not compatable but there is some misscomseptions about its corosiveness. it is no more corosive than water actaully a bit less than water and it is not acidic either but it is a lot more reactive with fuel line parts than gas is hence the need for higher quality fuel lines usually stainless steel for hard piping and rubber hoses compatable with alchol. ----------------- the snoman www.thesnoman.com .

From : brian

electrician wrote im in the market for a new truck and was wondering if there is anything to beware of with the new flex fuel engines. are they as dependable as standard gas engines ive been told to expect about a 15% loss in fuel mileage while running e85. i can live with that if they dont have any other problems. i was just wondering about that e85. i read that the e85 has some kind of acids in it that can harm a engine that is if the engine was standard gas but if you converted it to e85. i think they have a kit for that but its about $700. how much is e85 a gallon anyway i dont really know much about it i still have a 92 and 93 ram. brian .