turbofiat124
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I've seen YouTube videos of people running non flex fuel vehicles on E85. These are fuel injected engines.
The fuel cap on my mower says not to use anything above E10.
I haven't seen E85 in awhile around here. Not sure if I could even find it if I wanted to. There are some conflicting sources on the internet as to where to get it.
The question is, if a non flex fuel vehicle can run on E85 what would happen if you ran E85 in a lawnmower? OHV engines with an 8.5:1 C/R.
I know pure alcohol has an octone rating of 114. Don't know about E85.
I know engines with lower compression ratios don't like high octane fuels.
It's my understanding that ethanol is not what's hard on engines, it's methonal or wood alcohol that damages rubber parts.
Ive been running my carbed vehicles on E10 for years with no problems. Even my old 68 Ford will run on 87 E10 .
Looks like a project for that Project Farm guy on YouTube.
The fuel cap on my mower says not to use anything above E10.
I haven't seen E85 in awhile around here. Not sure if I could even find it if I wanted to. There are some conflicting sources on the internet as to where to get it.
The question is, if a non flex fuel vehicle can run on E85 what would happen if you ran E85 in a lawnmower? OHV engines with an 8.5:1 C/R.
I know pure alcohol has an octone rating of 114. Don't know about E85.
I know engines with lower compression ratios don't like high octane fuels.
It's my understanding that ethanol is not what's hard on engines, it's methonal or wood alcohol that damages rubber parts.
Ive been running my carbed vehicles on E10 for years with no problems. Even my old 68 Ford will run on 87 E10 .
Looks like a project for that Project Farm guy on YouTube.