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Old 02-11-2007, 06:19 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by jayson_waltz View Post
Definately not. my dads been a ford mech. for 26 years and hes got a few in that the inside of the engine is ate away from running E85 when they aren't supposed to. the E85 engines have more corrosion resistance than regular b\c E85 is really corrosive. this is also true for new cars, even blended some, b\c he got in a 2006 lincoln,forgot what it was sports car they don't make anymore, (bosses car to top that) that was running blend b\c it was cheaper but the engine was still getting ate away.

must be a ford thing.

our shop has converted most of the cars to e85 and hasn't well seen anything asplode, eat away, die, leak, even on a late 70s datsun.
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