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Originally Posted by Donger
How old? I've heard that any ethanol can be damaging to small engines (e.g., lawn mowers, leaf blowers). Not sure why and I'm not sure it's true. And that E85 will cause damage to the hoses in non-E85 engines and fuel systems, but not 10%
Ethanol also contains less energy than gasoline, so you do lose some mileage/gallon. But Ethanol has a higher octane rating than gasoline, so higher performance and power.
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It's a '96. Years ago I had a '94 Caravan that developed leaks at the fuel rail connections and was told that it was because automakers weren't engineering cars for ethanol back then. Could be an urban myth type thing...who really knows. I do believe it's bad for small engines though, I ruined 3 carburetors on a riding lawnmower by using ethanol.