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Old Oct 24, 2007 | 01:18 PM
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Thanks - I did the seafoam already. I let the intake suck in 1/2 and put the other 1/2 in the gas.
 
Old Oct 24, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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Is the "Check Engine" light on?
 
Old Oct 24, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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Is the "Check Engine" light on?
Negative. All runs smooth - just decreased milage...
 
Old Oct 24, 2007 | 04:04 PM
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About a year ago was when gas prices skyrocketted and they started adding ethanol to all grades of gas ..... is it possible that you noticed this MPG difference as a result of the alcohol? ethanol gets worse MPG than pure gas.
 
Old Oct 24, 2007 | 05:12 PM
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About a year ago was when gas prices skyrocketted and they started adding ethanol to all grades of gas ..... is it possible that you noticed this MPG difference as a result of the alcohol? ethanol gets worse MPG than pure gas.
Yeah but that should have that much of a difference on his miles per tank. If I remembered correctly you get about 10% less from ethanol. They only put 10-15% ethanol in gas these days so thats 10-15% of 10% decrease which should be an under 2% decrease miles per tank of what he had before. So he should only see a drop of under 10miles per tank from before. But hey they could be diluting their gas for all I know.
 
Old Oct 24, 2007 | 05:24 PM
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About a year ago was when gas prices skyrocketted and they started adding ethanol to all grades of gas ..... is it possible that you noticed this MPG difference as a result of the alcohol? ethanol gets worse MPG than pure gas.
The issue has been more recent - last 2 months or so. It was about a year ago when I made the previous round of changes to get me back on track. Thanks though....
 
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