Change in gas milage
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Change in gas milage
Here's one to ponder...I just spent six months in Florida with my 2000 Jeep Cherokee. When I arrived from Cleveland area, I was getting 16-17 mpg. After a week I noticed gas consumption decline rapidly, down to 12-13 mpg. It didn't make much difference if the a/c was on or not.
I then checked plugs & wires & air filter all good. Returned home. and guess what ? Gas milage increased to 16.4 mpg doing the same type of driving as in Florida.
Only explaination I realized could be that Florida has 10% ethenal and Ohio does not. If thats the case ethenal defeats its purpose.
I then checked plugs & wires & air filter all good. Returned home. and guess what ? Gas milage increased to 16.4 mpg doing the same type of driving as in Florida.
Only explaination I realized could be that Florida has 10% ethenal and Ohio does not. If thats the case ethenal defeats its purpose.
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Here's one to ponder...I just spent six months in Florida with my 2000 Jeep Cherokee. When I arrived from Cleveland area, I was getting 16-17 mpg. After a week I noticed gas consumption decline rapidly, down to 12-13 mpg. It didn't make much difference if the a/c was on or not.
I then checked plugs & wires & air filter all good. Returned home. and guess what ? Gas milage increased to 16.4 mpg doing the same type of driving as in Florida.
Only explaination I realized could be that Florida has 10% ethenal and Ohio does not. If thats the case ethenal defeats its purpose.
I then checked plugs & wires & air filter all good. Returned home. and guess what ? Gas milage increased to 16.4 mpg doing the same type of driving as in Florida.
Only explaination I realized could be that Florida has 10% ethenal and Ohio does not. If thats the case ethenal defeats its purpose.
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Source: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/ethanol.shtml
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Ethanol increases profit margins of fuel producers. Only get the up to 10% content at pumps here. We do get an automatic gas line antifreeze for our winters.
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