Re: 2nd try: Ethanol/gas mixes (was: premium vs regular)

[Jerry Pretti <jpretti@mariners.com>]

the a4 owners manual lists permissible blends of gasoline w/ ethanol,
methanol, & mtbe

it says gasoline w/ <= 10% ethanol is ok

i suspect you would be hard pressed to find 'pure' gasoline in many parts of
the country, due to winter 'oxygenation', low emission gasoline (e.g., ca),
etc...

At 10:35 AM 11/13/96 CST, Achille Riviello
<acriviel@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu> wrote:
>No responses on the first try, so here goes again:
>
>Believe it or not, here in the oil patch (Oklahoma), it is very hard to find
>gas with an octane rating above 91.  In Virginia, I used to get 93 at the
>7-11--go figure...  Now, I normally use a 10% ethanol/gas mixture that rates
>at 91 octane.  I can't seem to see a difference in performance when I switch
>from a 91 pure hydrocarbon gas to the 10% ocatane.  Is there any potential
>problem associated with the ethanol/hydrocarbon mixture with respect to
>engine performance/reliability in my A4Q?  Thanks in advance.
>
>Achille Riviello
>acriviel@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu
>83 4000s, 200+k miles,
>96 A4Q, 692 miles,
>HK USP45,
>HK P7M13
>HK P7 PSP 
>"In a world of compromise, some don't"--HK
>cheers,
>
>Achille Riviello
>acriviel@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu
>tel: US(405) 329-1935
>
>