With all the recent talk of E85, there has been allot more data on the use of ethanol lately. Most of the focus has been on flex-cars (see E85 link below), but little attention has been raised on the effects of the increased ethonol content in our pump gasoline.

I was talking to my dad this evening over dinner, and he mentioned that as of March 2006, the ethonol content of the gasoline that they purchase (as a commercial customer: yacht club) is increased. The fuel distributor warned against potential side effects that the boat owners might face as a result of the solvent effect of the increased ethonol:

- Rotten fuel lines
- melted (fiber glass) gas tanks
- increased sediment in fuel, as a result of the solvent breaking up sludge at the bottom of the fuel tank.

So, maybe it's time to swap out the fuel filter.

Food for thought.

• E85 FAQ

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