E85 fuel

[katoranger]

I run all my small engines and the premium no ethanol gas. Tractor is going up to the station tomorrow to get filled.


My Yukon is E85 compatible. It has less power and gets about 14mpg on E85 compared to 19-20 on E10 gas. Typically E85 is not cheap enough to overcome the mileage difference.

[BlackBike]

Originally Posted by katoranger

I run all my small engines and the premium no ethanol gas. Tractor is going up to the station tomorrow to get filled.


My Yukon is E85 compatible. It has less power and gets about 14mpg on E85 compared to 19-20 on E10 gas. Typically E85 is not cheap enough to overcome the mileage difference.

Hard data, THANK YOU ! That's what I have always heard about alcohol fuel, less btu's. So it's cleaner burning...., but have to burn 1/3 more to go the same distance, what's wrong with this picture? GOVERNMENT MANDATES ALWAYS HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.

[katoranger]

Originally Posted by BlackBike

Hard data, THANK YOU ! That's what I have always heard about alcohol fuel, less btu's. So it's cleaner burning...., but have to burn 1/3 more to go the same distance, what's wrong with this picture? GOVERNMENT MANDATES ALWAYS HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.

I filled up in Dodge City, KS. With the wind blowing behind us I got 24mpg. Regular E10 gas.

We run E85 when the weather is warmer and the price difference is wide enough. Has to be about 60% of the regular to come out.

In the cold it starts hard an runs rough until the engine warms up. I tried it at Christmas time in MN. E85 was 1.02/gallon. About 3 below.