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07 Jun 2015 18:37
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I just got this off my monthly Thumper Talk news letter. I've seen it before but I thought I'd share it.
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Re: Spark plugs

07 Jun 2015 19:14
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That's a pretty good chart. With gasoline in Chicago, though, we don't always get that tan color anymore. We used to, but now it's more greyish. Maybe it has to do with seasonal blends.
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Re: Spark plugs

07 Jun 2015 21:48
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Yeah, I checked mine and they had a purple tint to them.
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Re: Spark plugs

07 Jun 2015 22:14 - 07 Jun 2015 22:20
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loudhvx wrote: That's a pretty good chart. With gasoline in Chicago, though, we don't always get that tan color anymore. We used to, but now it's more greyish. Maybe it has to do with seasonal blends.

...Seasonal? That's a thing of the past.

...It's 10% ethanol all year 'round now in NJ and pretty much the east coast!

...The mix is even higher in the Mid-West and probably to the west coast at 15%.

... :angry:
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Re: Spark plugs

08 Jun 2015 05:58
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No wonder mileage is down.
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08 Jun 2015 06:57
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Seasonal blended gas is used in California and various other places. The idea is to reduce the VOC's. Not sure there is a direct relationship with alcohol in the fuel. www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a3180/summ...difference-13747431/
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Re: Spark plugs

08 Jun 2015 07:35
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It's also a way to jack up the price of gas.
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08 Jun 2015 09:00
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I love the gasoline companies that brag that their fuel is "nitrogen enriched." Considering the fact that normal, dry air is 78% nitrogen all they are doing is reducing the volume of liquid fuel you actually put in your tank by entraining air into the liquid. How great is that? :blink: Ed
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Re: Spark plugs

08 Jun 2015 09:06
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That's the way it is today. Everywhere a GANK, you can't spit without hitting a scammer. Meanwhile, Congress is giving themselves raises for not doing their jobs. :angry:
Can we say GRAFT? :whistle:
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Re: Spark plugs

08 Jun 2015 11:58
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Around here the gas stations sell premium with a big red label that says

"Non-Oxygenated Gasoline, Contains NO ethanol"

Costs about 50 cents more per gallon but it runs like old fashioned high octane should. If they stop selling it I don't know what I'd do. I even run the stuff in my lawn mower because it doesn't gum up the carburetor over the winter...
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08 Jun 2015 12:34
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Hmmm, round trip to ND... couple 50 gal drums in the backseat... sounds doable.
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Re: Spark plugs

08 Jun 2015 13:07
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You'll get busted for boot legging. :woohoo:
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