| [GMCnet] Ethanol wars [message #340408] |
Sun, 27 January 2019 11:30  |
JerryW
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While it fun to engage in all the conspiracy theories surrounding the addition of ethanol to what we call gasoline it is important to put this all in the context of that day. While never based on good science, the localized argument was two fold - burning something other than gasoline would reduce our dependence on imported oil and if we burn something other than gasoline we will reduce emissions harmful to the atmosphere. Those two formed the nexus that persists to this day even though the situation has changed dramatically.
Thanks to radical changes in technology we now are the largest producer of oil and gas in the world and our auto producers have dramatically redesigned auto engines to emit far less than they did when this whole thing started. So, neither of the initial arguments make much sense any more but all the entrenched players have figured out how to profit from the status quo so there is a massive pressure to preserve it.
As GMC enthusiasts there is not much we can do other than make the changes we can to allow our coaches to function, if not thrive, in the world of alcohol laced fuels that likely will be with us through the remaining useful life of a GMC. From what we know today it is only a matter of time until we will need to change everything that touches fuel to keep our GMCs on the road. Partial steps will help for a while, but if I were restoring another GMC today I would start at the fuel tanks and replace everything from there to where the atomized fuel flows into the intake manifold through a modern fuel injection system.
Far more productive than mashing teeth over the boogie men asserted to be conspiring to keep alcohol in our fuels. My take, anyway.
Jerry
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