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To: pheilman_ who wrote (169522)	6/11/2006 6:59:29 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) of 793820

Alcohol is an "oxygenate" which on modern cars (with closed oxygen sensor fuel injection control) means that the computer is "fooled" into thinking that the mixture is too lean with 10% alcohol, therefore the computer enriches the system to "compensate" (using more fuel). More alcohol is also therefore ingested into the engine and it becomes a spiraling effect of enriching the mixture to some extent (in theory). Therefore, a measured 10% to 20% reduction in MPG with gasohol and a total waste of the ethanol. Is this necessary or a defect of the present system? Anyhow, if my choice is to pay Hugo Chavez or the House of Saud vs. ADM, I'd rather pay ADM.

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