Washington State determined that A) the modified fuel was not reducing the
pollution that much, B) the cars did not run well on the stuff, and C) it
was a very likely cause of health problems. We had the stuff only in the
winter, but 4-5 months was enough. Now we are back to unadulterated fuels -
no alcohol added, or that other stuff.
Ian Wallace
1960 Ferret Mk 2/3, 7-9 MPG (but could be worse)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> Behalf Of LEEnCALIF@aol.com
> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 9:34 AM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] Bad Petrol
>
>
> Richard in Southampton writes, "You're well advised to keep that
> stuff well
> away from your FV701 Jack, we don't know what it does to the
> flexible fuel
> lines........"
>
> Thanks for the tip Richard. Unfortunately the State of
> California in it's
> infinite wisdom has made it a law the only petrol you can buy is
> that which
> has been contaminated with so called anti-pollutant additives. The MTBE
> additive is a dangerous product for engines and is a proven
> carcinogen. It's
> been showing up in our ground water all over the state!
>
> I'll just hope for the best and if it fails, least I know their
> is a cure for
> my engine, but what about me?
>
> Jack
>
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