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Old Jun 28, 2022 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by akdoggie
In over 45 years of using B12, and once a rep for the brand, I kind of partial to it. Any fuel additive is strong. Techron is stronger than B12. Casite used to be bad azzed, but they are gone by name, but Bardahl name still has their version of it available.
If you are getting on the highway for a long drive, towing etc.
Throw some in the tank preferably no more than 1/2 to 3/4 of a tank of gas.
You need the RPM's up there anyway for the cleaner to blast threw and do it's job right.

These fuel system cleaners won't really clean up carbon deposits very well in city driving.

Got to give the vehicle an Italian tune up!
Old Jun 28, 2022 | 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by OhioLariat
I started with Tandy and Apple BASIC and MS-DOS. Yeah, I'm old... - ish.
I started using DOS too... I wasnt a big fan. So, at that point in time, I preferred the MAC's we had in High School. They had an actual GUI. No idea what it was called though.... I'm sure it was ripped off from Xerox too.

EDIT: I do use plenty of DOS commands now though

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Old Jun 28, 2022 | 11:40 PM
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Hey AK, that Bronco I talked to you about. It was indeed that stupid "black box". It was full of dirt and the valves were stuck. Somehow my Buddy found a filter for it. Here are a couple pics he sent me.










Old Jun 29, 2022 | 09:48 AM
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I went through my ethanol sensor readings today. My last tank was at 5.6% and the current one is 11.2% so it is definitely leaving me with less efficiency as ethanol content goes up.
Old Jun 29, 2022 | 09:59 AM
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So your ethanol content was 11.2%? Just making sure I understand that. Do your pumps state "up to 15%"?
Old Jun 29, 2022 | 10:20 AM
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E10 can have 15% per math challenged dear leader
No, the pumps still say "No ethanol" or "Up to 10% ethanol" depending where you are in our state. In rural areas one can still get 0% ethanol.

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Old Jun 29, 2022 | 10:39 AM
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Swell.

JP, can you tell us more about your ethanol reader thingy-majig?
Old Jun 29, 2022 | 11:24 AM
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JP, can you tell us more about your ethanol reader thingy-majig?
Im just using the ethanol flex fuel sensor readings that come standard on a lot of vehicles. Just by adding a gauge to my Realtime Info pages on the Torque app makes it easy to monitor.

Both of those reading were back to back tanks using the same station about 5 days apart. All of the pumps still have the e10 stickers on them too.
Old Jun 29, 2022 | 11:33 AM
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Wow just got a call for a GEM on a 97 F150. Discontinued from ford and none out there. 4WD doesn't work
Old Jun 29, 2022 | 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by jprevat
Im just using the ethanol flex fuel sensor readings that come standard on a lot of vehicles. Just by adding a gauge to my Realtime Info pages on the Torque app makes it easy to monitor.

Both of those reading were back to back tanks using the same station about 5 days apart. All of the pumps still have the e10 stickers on them too.
I only have the old test with water method.

This is the same grade of gas, same station ?



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