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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
You are too quick to blame E10, especially if your gas log is all the accurate logging you have to go by.
The premise of venting the engine compartment to reduce drag is also faulty. So yeah, save the write-up for... if someone asks for it.
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I blame E10 Because I had a 3 MPG gain when I found a station selling pure gas , and a 3 MPG loss when that station went to E10. I know E20 might be better, but mixing that would be hard as I have never seen an E20 or E85 pump where I live.
I am venting the fender well, which on my car is sealed off from the engine compartment.
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Originally Posted by kach22i
Have you done a full tune up? Including all those little things like ERG valve, PCV valve, oxygen sensors, fuel filters, fuel accumulators and other maintenance items?... ...biggest thing I did was to clean and lube up the distributor, if the engine is the heart of the car, the distributor is the heart of the engine. It idles baby smooth now, like a different car.
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I did have a problem with #6 spark plug having ash deposits on it and slight pinging problem. I fixed it by installing a filter to keep oil out of the PCV line. I then cleaned out the engine with MMO. No more pinging, no more ash.
As for the distributor, do you mean the camshaft position sensor? The 3.8 hasn't had a distributor in a long time.
I do need to clean the IAC , I don't idle much but that might help a little.
Paul
LOL I just realised I got trolled. I forget other sites are like slashdot. I will add these two too my ignore list. I didn't think I would have to do this so soon.