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14. You fail to debate correctly. Impeach what I have said and provide references that back up your claims

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #13)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 04:51 PM

23 hrs ago

I think where you are getting this discussion wrong and taking what I back up in my replies, has to do with how you are commingling terms. Ethanol will not damage an:
engine.

You are not impeaching that fact!

What you are referring to has to do with a vehicle's:
fuel system. I've already covered this in my OP.

See the difference? Engine does not equal fuel system. Ethanol will not chemically damage an engine, because there is no mechanism in the ethanol molecule to do so.

Everything I've stated is fact, especially when it comes to Chemistry 101. Impeach what I've said. If you cannot do that, then at the very least, learn from what I've posted. If you cannot do that, you can take your arguments up with Chevron and others I've used to back up my claims.

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Um .... what choice do we have? Like there are E10 only gas stations? /nt bucolic_frolic Yesterday #1

Gemini: Who Enforces the Rules? bucolic_frolic Yesterday #3

Do NOT use in Toyotas. It will VOID your warranty... hlthe2b Yesterday #2

Not sure where the 96 percent from. Old Crank Yesterday #5

Ignoring that discrepancy, to suggest the overwhelming majority of cars manufactured AFTER 2000 hlthe2b Yesterday #8

I have a 2019 VW GTI Autobahn. The owners manual says to use E-free, so that's what I do. ms liberty Yesterday #4

I have been reading some articles by Jalopnik Old Crank Yesterday #6

File this misinformation under, as my dad would say, OH, BULLSHIT! This is a story paid for by the petroleum industry. ffr Yesterday #7

Ethanol can be corrosive. And if you want to void a Toyota warranty that specifically says so, hlthe2b Yesterday #9

Thank you for confirming what I wrote and you appearently didn't read in what I wrote. ffr Yesterday #10

You wrote: "is ethanol harmful to engines. No" hlthe2b Yesterday #11

That is not my opinion, that is fact! Ethanol has no chemical properties in it that harms engines. ffr Yesterday #12

Simply not true. I am not going to argue with someone who ignores basic chemistry and hlthe2b Yesterday #13

You fail to debate correctly. Impeach what I have said and provide references that back up your claims ffr 23 hrs ago #14

No I just don't see you worth my time. Ethanol is inherently corrosive--only a matter of degree hlthe2b 23 hrs ago #15

Once again, you are failing to impeach what I've said. You use a cut-n-paste from a biodieselfoundation.org "blog?' ffr 20 hrs ago #16

Ah yes. "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit"... hlthe2b 20 hrs ago #17

It took you less than two minutes to read what I wrote and reply with all that? ffr 19 hrs ago #18

This is a tragic turn of events for the world's largest wetland, the Pantanal. NNadir 17 hrs ago #19