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Message started by Oldfeller on 01/25/13 at 05:21:02

Title: E15 and the Savage
Post by Oldfeller on 01/25/13 at 05:21:02

Does anybody out in the Midwest states actually use E15 in their Savage? If so what effects have you seen on rubber bits & pieces and gas tank rust, etc. etc. ??

What prompts this is the AAA call to EPA for them to be stopping the E15 roll out due to ~15% fuel pump failure issues in non-flex fuel built cars (ie most cars). Point being folks in the real world are pumping the stuff into cars unknowingly as it is "gov. mandated" and it is a little cheaper.

This is straight news type stuff .... net sources are:

http://autos.aol.com/article/ethanol-EPA-E15-AAA-ban-gas-gasoline/

http://autos.aol.com/article/fiscal-cliff-ethanol-E15-tax-credit/

Now, we don't have fuel pumps to worry about, but we do have a lot of rubber pieces in our fuel systems .....

Who is using it (E15) a lot and what do you actually see going on with your bike ???

Title: Re: E15 and the Savage
Post by houstonbofh on 01/27/13 at 19:22:34

First, it is not approved for use in small engines by the EPA, so you and the station are in violation.

Second, it has less energy that gasoline, and need more fuel per volume of air. That means you are running even more lean. (Unless you are pig rich to start with)

Third, if your hoses are old, they will let go, spilling gas on the hot metal thing between your legs...

Unless you have prepped the bike for it, I would avoid it.

Title: Re: E15 and the Savage
Post by jcstokes on 02/03/13 at 21:12:09

It was only E10 in Nebraska in 1933