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ALTERNATIVE FUELS * ETHANOL BLEND
* USA - New ethanol blend damages marine engines, industry engineers say
Fond du Lac,WI,USA -The Journal Sentinel, by Rick Barrett -Oct. 31, 2011: -- Makers of outboard marine engines say scores of their products could be ruined if consumers use a fuel mix that contains a higher level of ethanol... On Tuesday, an engineer from Fond du Lac-based Mercury Marine Corp. is scheduled to testify before a congressional committee that recent engine tests showed severe damage to Mercury products run on a 15% blend of ethanol that's coming to market soon... The tests showed that three outboards run on an E15 fuel blend were damaged to the point of engine failure, according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association... Makers of other smaller engines, used on equipment such as lawn mowers, snow throwers and all-terrain vehicles, also have said they believe that a higher ethanol blend in gasoline - scheduled for introduction as early as this fall - could result in catastrophic damage to those products... Overheating and engine performance issues are among the problems that face owners of outdoor power products if they're mistakenly fueled with E15... Choosing the wrong fuel by mistake is a big concern, according to small-engine makers... E15 could damage more than 200 million pieces of outdoor power equipment that were not designed to run on ethanol content higher than 10%...
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