Ethanol has a lower heat coefficient (less efficient) and requires a higher fuel to air ratio. Alcohol cars burn way more fuel, require larger carb jets, and fuel lines to prevent starvation, even the fuel filter needs an upgrade.
On 8/27/10, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > Cars can be set up for different octane ratings. You should always use what > the manufacturer recommends. If the manufacturer recommends premium and you > use regular, it'll work, but the engine will retard the timing and you'll > get worse mileage to the point that you're not saving any money. On the > other hand, if the manufacturer recommends a regular and you put in premium > you may not be seeing any benefits. > Ethanol does increase octane, but you don't get the same bang for the buck > in a gasoline engine. Ethanol requires a much higher compression ratio to > get the most out of it than gas. That's the problem with trying to have an > engine that uses both. > > -Kyle > > > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Javier, I use low octane gas in all my bikes including my NH750 and the >> only difference I find is the price. I think you just had some temporary >> interruption of gas flow. I would add some seafoam and carry on, Graham >> >> On Aug 27, 2010, at 1:17 PM, Javier Garcia wrote: >> >> Allen, >> I did not use Seafoam yet. It just went away. The only thing that I did at >> the end of the day when I experienced the problem was to fill up the tank >> with fresh premium gas. That is why I am still thinking if going with a >> lower octane gasoline by mistake could cause this behavior. But, in >> theory, >> in this kind of engines using low octane gasoline should not matter, >> right? >> >> Javier. >> >> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Allen Thomas >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Glad it sorted out. Way to go seafoam! >>> >>> On 8/27/10, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Well, I took off yesterday after work and it was fine. The same this >>> > morning. I don't see any signs of the problem anymore. I do think it is >>> a >>> > good idea to the check the petcook, but I am still suspicious about the >>> gas >>> > grade. Nobody has comment on whether this could be the source of the >>> > problem. >>> > >>> > Javier. >>> > >>> > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:56 AM, mongoose22p <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> >> i think you had a stuck float my 750 82 did that a couple of months >>> >> ago i tapped it with a screwdriver and it quit then it took a couple >>> >> of rides to be right again good luck >>> >> >>> >> On Aug 26, 9:17 pm, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> > In addition to the spark plug checks, check your dipstick to see if >>> >> > the fluid level is higher than the last time you checked -- a >>> >> > warning >>> >> > sign there may be gas in the oil. 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