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Old 05-26-2014, 04:36 AM   #1
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Proper maintenance for a steady diet of e85

I've seen this discussed lightly in other threads but have never seen a dedicated thread to this.

I plan to switch over to e85 and continue using it as my regular fuel for an extended period of time (years) using my Open Flash Tablet. What I plan to do comes with some apprehension however.

-Things I know so far-

-half your intervals between changing oil
-use e85 compatible oil
-alcohol attracts water, e85 is more susceptible to attracted water into fuel which is very dangerous I hear.

-Things I'd like to know-

-material of fuel lines and fuel tank. E85s high ethanol content has been know to dissolve fuel lines and/or tanks.
-does e85 cause injectors or any other part of the motor to "gum up" with buildup.
-does e85 play nicely with the metals that our engine is made up of.

There is probably plenty more to know outside of what i know and would like to know. So more questions are as welcomed as answers in this discussion.

I would like this thread to turn into a nice big list of what we all know about running on e85 and running it safely for an extended period of time.

Our engines probably haven't been around long enough for good long term data on this topic but you gotta start somewhere right!
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