180Marty
MEMBER
Paullina, Ia
Hotrod, I consider the blender pump my idea but will never get credit. Back in 2003, I contacted Clean Fuels USA based in Texas and talked to the guy in charge of certifying a Gilbarco single hose pump for E85 use. He said my idea of using a blender was good but that it would never be needed. In 2005 when I went to Oshkosh I fueled up with a blender that Utica Energy ethanol had just installed a few miles west of Oshkosh. The manager happened to be there and said technically what they were doing was illegal and weren't broadcasting for fear of getting shutdown. I still pursued it here at home and back then one of the board members of the local Co Op said it wouldn't work because he was sure his wife wasn't smart enough to figure out what button to push. Today that is where the closest blender pump is being installed about 7 years ago when more intelligent people were elected to the board. Ignorance abounds and just a few days ago a friend of mine said his new Ford Escape can use E85 but also the owners manual says a minimum of 87 octane. He wondered how he could use that 85 octane E85. I about fell over!!!!!