Apparently, ethanol destroys fuel pumps (BusinessWeek article)

jkp1187 · 05-26-2009, 10:41 AM

Who knew?

http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyl...514_058678.htm

wj4 · 05-26-2009, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by jkp1187

Who knew?

http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyl...514_058678.htm

Certainly not 335 owners.

sparkyg · 05-26-2009, 11:19 AM

This is bad effin news for all of us. Especially 335 owners whose fule systme is already very touchy.

I am gonna walk away from ethanol in my gas if I can.

darkphantom · 05-26-2009, 11:41 AM

are there even any gas stations that don't run any ethanol??

jlstyle · 05-26-2009, 12:00 PM

You can't run away from ethanol.
And that sucks for our epic fuel pump fails.

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