[PAAirheads] Blender Pumps

Eric eod1052 at gmail.com
Mon Apr 23 11:20:07 EDT 2018


Although E15 was developed to save gasoline I understand cars/ trucks using it get less gas mileage  and poorer performance 

Eric Odinski
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> On Apr 23, 2018, at 9:38 AM, Christopher Sutton via PAAirheads <paairheads at casano.com> wrote:
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> Awe Sheet....
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>> On Apr 23, 2018, at 9:32 AM, Ken via PAAirheads <paairheads at casano.com> wrote:
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>> I had a similar experience at a Sheetz in Easton.Ken
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>> -------- Original message --------From: David Cushing via PAAirheads <paairheads at casano.com> Date: 4/23/18  9:16 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: SKYLANDSNJBMWRIDERS at yahoogroups.com Cc: paairheads at mail.casano.com, njairheads at casano.com Subject: [PAAirheads] Blender Pumps 
>> You need to be VERY observant when you stop at a gas station to refuel your
>> vehicle - car or bike.
>> 
>> I traveled to the Wellsboro, PA area yesterday and stopped at a Sheetz to
>> refuel my car.  They have "blender pumps" where various octane are dispensed
>> through one nozzle, depending upon the octane you select.
>> 
>> At this Sheetz, near the intersection of PA 6 & 15, you had the choice of 3
>> nozzles.  The yellow covered nozzle was "flex fuel" which contained from 15%
>> to 83% ethanol.  The blue covered nozzle was E15 (15% ethanol) & was 85
>> octane. The green covered nozzle was for the 10% ethanol in octanes 87, 89
>> or 91.
>> 
>> There was posted a small note stating that E15 was for 2001 & later
>> vehicles, but who pays attention to those little notices/stickers?  You DO
>> NOT want to use E15 in your motorcycle or any small engine such as a
>> lawnmower, etc. Of any production year. I personally know that E15 makes my
>> truck run poorly & it is a later model than 2001.
>> 
>> I am sure that this station was not the only one of its type in PA. There
>> are many other name brands out there that probably do the same.
>> 
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>> BE AWARE
>> 
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>> 
>> David
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