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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 09:32 PM
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yes unfortunately. it kills gas mileage. you don't need that much ethanol to keep the lines ice free.
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Cool. Thanks for the info.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2009 | 06:36 AM
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I have not heard the term -- dry gas, so I looked it up. Here is an answer from about.com. Dry Gas: Fact Or Fiction?
 
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Methyl alcohol is what has been the norm for removing water from fuel system. I thought it was odd to add more alcohol to fuel that already was already made up with 10% of it.
 
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