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toothpaste whitens too much; that your hand soap gets too much dirt off your
hands; that your greasy pots and pans clean up too quickly.
If you have an engine that has used some type of gasoline fuel or gasoline-oil
fuel then the engine will have substantial deposits throughout, and you will have
to have it serviced. You will have to change filters, spark plugs, anything and
everything that comes in contact with the burned fuel deposits. Through the life
of the engine and the device that the engine powers, you will have to do this,
maybe multiple times. The good news is that once you have had this service
completed ethanol-gasoline fuels will keep your engine clean longer and better
than any non-ethanol gasoline with detergent.
So, if petroleum oil products, like gasoline and diesel, are the cause of the buildup of all the engine "ash," or engine "plaque," then why do some people and
organizations claim that ethanol is the cause of the problem? Well, you could
say it's a lie to blame ethanol. In fact, I will say it: It's a lie.
Hopefully you watched the video at the link above and you read the quotes from
the GasBuddy.com article. If you have just the most rudimentary knowledge of
internal combustion engines then you know that what I've written is true. If you
have zero knowledge of internal combustion engines then you won't recognize
what I've written as true; but if this is the case, then you shouldn't be commenting on engine damage in the first place.
In the broadest terms possible it could be said that all fuels used in any type of
engine will contribute to the engine breaking down. It could be a spark-induced
internal combustion engine, a compression-ignited internal combustion engine,
a steam engine, a water or wind turbine, or an electric motor; they all break
down, and the fuel that supplies the power helps to cause it. Engines have
moving parts; moving parts wear down. Internal combustion engines suffer from
thousands of small explosions per minute.
Barry, when anti-ethanol people like you talk about a fuel damaging an engine
they make it seem as if only ethanol causes the wear and tear. They make it
seem as if the gasoline somehow cushions the explosions or coats the engine
components to prevent deposits from forming. There is no fuel used in an internal combustion engine that is worse for the engine than gasoline. Gasoline
damages engines. Small engines suffer from gasoline problems. Ethanol helps
to clean the engines.
