Welcome aboard buddy, have a nice week

Six years on gas buddy, keep on posting ..........Lets be buddies

Thanks for becoming my newest buddy. Hope that you have a great weekend there in SD. Your new buddy, Warren :o)

I've been to South Dakota. It's just south of Oregon.

Hi crow69, That is a great picture that you have posted here. Want to become buddies with a fellow dog lover??? Warren :-)

Thanks for the request. "Blend" pumps were quit common back the in '70s. Out here, Hancock (later Wilshire) stations had them, and you could "dial up" any octane you wished from 94 to 100 RON. Now, they're doing it with ethanol. My experience with carbureted engines is that 10% (which is now mandatory here) yields about 5-10% less economy, while MPFI engines lose about 3-5%. Considering that ethanol is renewable, it's a good deal. Any "damage" I've gotten from ethanol-blended fuel so far? It doesn't like rubber hoses used in evap emission systems, and that's about it. No traces of rust anywhere in the fuel or intake system at all. However, anything above 10% would introduce more moisture into an older system, and there could be corrosion problems in fuel tanks and lines. Obviously, "flex fuel" vehicles, with stainless lines, beat that problem. A lot of the "no ethanol" crowd are composed of whackos, from my direct experience.

I saw your comment on the poll. That option was the subject of considerable discussion during the week and I believe it was left in just to see how many might choose it, as nearly all of us understood that "not at all" would cover those folks. My preference was to leave it out, but there was enough interest that it needed to be left in.