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06-04-2007, 08:27 PM
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I cannot find my manual. Do any of you know if you can burn E 15 in the Workhorse 8.1 with no damage?
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06-04-2007, 08:27 PM
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I cannot find my manual. Do any of you know if you can burn E 15 in the Workhorse 8.1 with no damage?
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06-05-2007, 12:00 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by LeeSoCal:
I cannot find my manual. Do any of you know if you can burn E 15 in the Workhorse 8.1 with no damage? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>LeeSoCal, Yes I do and the answer would be no.  E10 is all the engine is rated for and certainly not E85. A TSB is posted here regarding not using E85.
I didn't know they were going the E15 route.
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06-05-2007, 01:13 AM
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E10 is what I was asking about. I don't know where I came up with the E15. I did know about the E85. Thanks
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06-05-2007, 05:12 AM
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Guys, could we have some clarification here on the issue, for those of us not up to speed. Thanx.
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06-05-2007, 04:47 PM
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E-85 is not recommended in the 8.1's at least up to last year.
E-10 is basically Winter Gas here in Michigan, should burn no problem (The advantage of E-10 is that you don't expierence Gas Line Freeze-up like you do with pure gas and a few drops of water condensed out of the air)
Trust me..> Been there, Done that, Switched to E-10 (Long time ago)
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06-06-2007, 02:29 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Bill Davis:
Guys, could we have some clarification here on the issue, for those of us not up to speed. Thanx. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>The Technical Service Bulletin, (TSB) is available for review here: TSB 60702-T
10% Ethanol is the only fuel other than regular unleaded gasoline, optional mid-grade or high test that is approved for use in the GM 8.1L Vortec engine.
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06-06-2007, 03:22 AM
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We have 10% ethanol gas in Minnesota all year. We're going to 20% ethanol in 2012.
A 10% ethanol content reduces mileage by 3.9% according to EPA and 10% by MN rednecks. I use a figure about 5% reduction in mileage as a good compromise between these two highly biased opinions.
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06-06-2007, 04:31 AM
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Here in Texas, if you fill up with gasoline in EPA non-attainment areas such as Houston (Harris and surrounding counties), you'll get E10! 
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06-06-2007, 04:50 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by DonavonP:
We have 10% ethanol gas in Minnesota all year. We're going to 20% ethanol in 2012.
A 10% ethanol content reduces mileage by 3.9% according to EPA and 10% by MN rednecks. I use a figure about 5% reduction in mileage as a good compromise between these two highly biased opinions. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
DonavonP, In my expierience, unless Minnesota ethanol is different than Iowa ethanol, I go along with the Rednecks. At least 10% less mileage with the corn. 
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06-06-2007, 05:33 AM
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Is all this information posted clearly on the pump? Some of us old timers are used to just pumping GAS.
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06-06-2007, 05:46 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Bill Davis:
Is all this information posted clearly on the pump? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
It is in Texas. There's a sticker saying "This fuel may contain up to 10% ethanol...blah, blah, blah."
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06-06-2007, 05:48 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Bill Davis:
Is all this information posted clearly on the pump? Some of us old timers are used to just pumping GAS. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Yep!
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06-06-2007, 05:51 AM
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Why is this topic still labelled E15?
LeeSoCal has said it was a mistake.
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