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1. E85 gasoline in a TR6 (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 22:58:37 -0400; Has anyone converted their TR6 to use the E85 gasoline formulation? A gas station in town has begun to carry it and it got me thinking.... Rob 74 TR6 daily driver; /html/6pack/2005-09/msg00198.html (7,003 bytes)
2. E85 gasoline in a TR6 (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 23:05:28 -0700; Rob--There were a few times while traveling cross country that I had filled up the tank with a formulation that said "15% alcohol" on the pump. If this is what you mean, there are no changes that wer; /html/6pack/2005-09/msg00200.html (7,910 bytes)
3. Re: E85 gasoline in a TR6 (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 04:11:22 -0400; I live in corn country (central Illinois) and E85 is 85% ethanol, which is a good combination from a local viewpoint. I hadn't heard about the possibility of aluminum bits not liking it but was wond; /html/6pack/2005-09/msg00203.html (8,359 bytes)
4. RE: E85 gasoline in a TR6 (score: 1): Author: "Rick or Lori O" <trinitygadget@alltel.net>; Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 07:46:09 -0400; I always thought the upper, non-corrosive limit for ethanol in gasoline was 10%. Going to 15% would increase the risk of corroding the metal surfaces wetted by the fuel, including the fuel tank itsel; /html/6pack/2005-09/msg00206.html (7,306 bytes)
5. Re: E85 gasoline in a TR6 (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 18:17:57 -0700; Rob--I honestly don't think a blend with 85% ethanol will keep the TR engine running, unless one was to either re-jet the carbs or re-needle them. Grain alcohol just doesn't have the energy per pound; /html/6pack/2005-09/msg00211.html (8,810 bytes)
6. Re: E85 gasoline in a TR6 (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 20:52:00 -0500; I checked to be sure that my somewhat unreliable memory (not made by Lucas but might as well have been) is correct and it really is 85% ethanol. The car has the very earliest 175CD strombergs from a; /html/6pack/2005-09/msg00214.html (8,183 bytes)
7. Re: E85 gasoline in a TR6 (score: 1): Author: Ed Bratt <bratt@sasktel.net>; Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:01:27 -0600; Back a few years more than I wish to remember we were researching gasoline for sports car racing. We had a friend and club member who worked in a refinery test lab, and he ran tests on different fue; /html/6pack/2005-09/msg00216.html (9,063 bytes)

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