yeah it's likely work fine at a 50/50 mix of e85 and pump gas... try
and and YOU tell us. One partial tank won't damage anything, so I
wouldn't worry about it.. and if you're not passing for excessive HCs
it'll definately help since running e85 over 87 octane will cause a
massive drop in HCs... it'll also help in NOx emissions because of the
lower combustion temps... but again, try it and tell us. The worst
that will happen is you'll run rough and get some lean popping, just
unplug the O2 before you do it. Of course this method of passing
emissions is TOTALLY unethical, but you just asked if it would work or
not.. not if you should do it or not.

Jim Akiba

On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 9:40 AM, David Clarkson <Dvdclarksn@aol.com> wrote:
> Does anyone on the list have any valid information on what percentage of
> ethanol is acceptable to run in our Vanagons? Does VW have any info specific to
> our model years? In my area ( SW Virginia) we typically see 10% ethanol in
> most  every major brand. I have the stock injectors in my van and wonder if
> damage  might occur to these with a 10% concentration. Are there any other
> components in  the fuel system that might sustain damage from ethanol? If the
> injectors are the  only component that might sustain damage I wonder if there is a
> suitable  replacement that will work with the potentially higher concentrations
> of ethanol  that we might see in the future. My injectors are original with a
> good spray  pattern and have only had the seals that attach them to the fuel
> rail replaced  with my fuel line replacement recently. My only experience prior
> to this with  the possibility of running "flex fuel" was my consideration of
> running my 82  diesel on used fryer oil. Thanks listees and vanagonauts!
>
> David Clarkson
> 1990 Westy (264,000 miles on original injectors)
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 10/19/2008 9:23:21 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM writes:
>
> Ethanol  is very corrosive and can damage the fuel system, so beware.
>
> On  10/18/08, John C... <trvlr2001@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>Can you  get gasahol down there? We have stations up here called Mohawk,
> and
>>>they sell ethanol gas. Apparently a tank of that runs cleaner  than gas, so
>>>guys fill up with it to pass our test  here.
>>
>> This just may work !!!
>>
>>  but...
>>
>> coincidently, I just read in the Bentley  yesterday
>> that were not supposed to use ethanol in our  Vanagons!?
>>
>> Don't know why not though!   :o)
>>
>> JC...
>>
>
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