From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!CAD:tektronix!tekid!bentonh Newsgroups: net.auto Title: re: premium gasohol Article-I.D.: tekid.894 Posted: Tue Feb 15 12:23:19 1983 Received: Sun Feb 20 09:03:50 1983 A comment on Tim Lange's report that Premium Unleaded is spiked with Ethanol... (net.cycle) I've heard (tho' always second or third hand) that alcohol can ruin rubber parts in fuel-injected engines, and so I've steered clear of gasohol. If they're selling alcohol and not telling everyone in foot-tall letters, and if it is ruining injectors, they must be liable for quite a bit of engine damage. Tho' if no one knows, they can't very well blame their gas brand. Can anyone verify (first hand?) damage to injectors from alcohol? Also, late model engines have been designed for un-leaded gas, but older engines built to run leaded still need to run leaded regularly (tho' not exclusively) to maintain valve lubrication, right? I know this has all been beat around a lot, I just want to hear it in so many words from someone who's had to replace their injectors. For what its worth, Union '76 'Super' leaded premium (92 RON, claimed) is going for $129.9 (one-twenty-nine-point-nine) in Portland, Oregon. Who else (national brands) sells 92 octane? Does anyone claim 93? (Without going to aviation grade, or octane boosters.) Benton Holzwarth ...tektronix!tekid!bentonh ...teklabs!/