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07-12-2010, 11:03 AM
Ethanol in gasoline is just plain stupid. I had to flush out my boat motor this spring because the ethanol in the gasoline separated out, laid in the bottom of the tank, and so when I went to start the motor all it got was pure ethanol and it wouldn't run.
The emissions from burning ethanol might be less than gasoline BUT what about all of the farm equipment running on diesel it took to make the corn to make the ethanol? Then you have this issue with rubber and ethanol. You can't ship ethanolated fuel via pipeline because it attacks the seals, so it all goes by truck. Then issues like this one where it seems that the rubber fuel lines deteriorated.
When does it stop? It's government mandated nonsense.
The emissions from burning ethanol might be less than gasoline BUT what about all of the farm equipment running on diesel it took to make the corn to make the ethanol? Then you have this issue with rubber and ethanol. You can't ship ethanolated fuel via pipeline because it attacks the seals, so it all goes by truck. Then issues like this one where it seems that the rubber fuel lines deteriorated.
When does it stop? It's government mandated nonsense.