I made another automatic digest page about e85 Ethanol Conversion. After reading about it, my truck might not be a good subject for conversion. I can make it work, but the engine might perform well and would get lower mileage, even with the conversion kit. It would also suffer from corrosion issues since the gas tank might not take to the ethanol.
I found that many, many cars can run just fine on E85. A good percentage of cars on the road are built to run ethanol with corrosion resistant tanks, larger fuel injector jets and a sensor that can tell the fuel type. Strangely enough, my brother has a Mercury Sable that can run E85 without a problem. I will check the VIN number. If it has the number 2 in the eighth position on a Sable or Taurus, it will work. My truck has a two, but that doesn’t mean anything. It has to have a V for my truck. It should say on the door label that it can take E85.
The problem now is that E85 is not readily available. There are two stations nearby that have it. I will talk to Larry and maybe even take a video of the adventure.
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I think you might be careful about the conversion kits. I keep reading that some of them are scams. It is better to get a newer car that is built to be E85 compatible.