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Old 07-26-2006, 05:59 PM   #46
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Originally Posted by Cobalt
...I spoke to a tech at Cobalt Boats regarding ethanol in fuel and was told that Merc and Volvo do not recommend using ethanol blended fuels in their engines. This includes recent models. Although, the engine manufacturers feel that a 10% blend would not cause major problems. They strongly recommend against using the E85 blended fuel which some new cars are designed to accept...
Volvo Penta's official policy on ethanol blended fuels.

Mercruiser's official policy on ethanol blended fuels can be read here.

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