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From: Edward McGee
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 20:00
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 20:00
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In article <1992Nov4.180757.3498@mcnc.org>, kk@mcnc.org (Krzysztof Kozminski) writes: |> Does anybody know what counties near the Triangle still sell real gasoline |> as opposed to the oxygenated gasohol inflicted on us here in Durham/RTP? |> |> My car's manufacturer warns against using gasohol in no uncertain words, |> and I think that the environmental cost of replacing a blown engine (OK, |> maybe I exagerrate a bit :-) might be significantly higher than a bit of |> extra CO from a recently tuned engine... |> Please check with a dealer for your make of car first before you start "bypassing" something that is being done for the good of our environment. What year is your car? Anything made in the past 5 years should be safe (regardless of manufacturer). A lot of manufacturer's warnings (in owner's manual) were not "justified". -- Ed McGee (saselm@unx.sas.com) J393 x7937
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Newsgroups: triangle.general Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!concert!sas!mozart.unx.sas.com!saselm From: saselm@bronco.unx.sas.com (Edward McGee) Subject: Re: Nearest source of non-oxygenated gas ... Originator: saselm@bronco.unx.sas.com Sender: news@unx.sas.com (Noter of Newsworthy Events) Message-ID: <Bx7JLF.C2J@unx.sas.com> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1992 20:00:51 GMT Distribution: triangle References: <1992Nov4.180757.3498@mcnc.org> Nntp-Posting-Host: bronco.unx.sas.com Organization: SAS Institute Inc. Lines: 23