Bret Ludwig wrote:
> clifto wrote:
>> Bret Ludwig wrote:
>> > However, alcohols can increase engine power and act as a powerful
>> > cleaning agent in engines set up for it. It also burns cooler.
>>
>> So less heat in winter, and only 10 to 20 cents difference from
gasoline
>> (around here, anyway). And less mileage per gallon. Wow, what a huge
>> incentive to use this stuff!
>
> Engine temperature is set by thermostat and/or ECM factors and the
> engine will warm up a little slower perhaps, but its operating temp
> under load will be the same.
Around here, on a ten degree day with 20 MPH winds, it's hard enough
to get my nice hot 5.0L Ford warm with its 197 degree thermostat, on
gasohol. I'd imagine the reduced heat from E85 would leave passenger
compartments pretty chilly.
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