Post by Butch Bridges on Nov 9, 2008 8:51:53 GMT -6
I had been noticing the past few months my '74 pickup running more rough than usual. I had been thinking all along I needed to get a tune up (last tuneup was in March). Trying to save a little dough, I had been putting the cheapest gas I could find in it, which invarible was gas with ethanol added. Then about the last week of October I stopped at a nearby station to fill up, and this particular station does not have ethanol additive, usually up to 10% mixed in with the straight gas. Within a few minutes of leaving the station, I noticed a difference. To make a long story short, my old pickup now runs smoother than it has in months, since I only buy no ethanol gas. After I did some googling about ethanol, I've read that cars may get around 2 or 3 miles per gallon less when running on ethanol gas vs straight gas. By the way, our 2006 Sonata Hyundai seems to run ok on the cheaper ethanol gas. But one thing for sure, my 1974 Chevy Straight 6 pickup knows the difference. If you have ran straight gas vs ethanol gas, feel free to chime in with your 2 cents worth.
And on another note, I have started a webpage to list the gas stations in Southern Oklahoma that do not sell the ethanol mix gas:
RainForest 2424 12th NW at Rockford Road, Ardmore, Conoco
E-Z Shop #2, 901 Wallace at Chickasaw Blvd, Ardmore
E-Z Shop, 205 Q SW at West Broadway, Ardmore
Alison Sinclair Station, 120 Sam Noble Parkway at B Street NE, Ardmore
Broadway Express, 801 West Broadway & 'H' Street, Ardmore. Shell Station
Taliaferro's Grocery, 15072 US Highway 70 at Brock Road, Lone Grove, Shamrock Station
Grove Mart, 6578 North Meridian at Cody Street, Lone Grove, Shamrock Station
www.oklahomahistory.net/gasprices.html
And on another note, I have started a webpage to list the gas stations in Southern Oklahoma that do not sell the ethanol mix gas:
RainForest 2424 12th NW at Rockford Road, Ardmore, Conoco
E-Z Shop #2, 901 Wallace at Chickasaw Blvd, Ardmore
E-Z Shop, 205 Q SW at West Broadway, Ardmore
Alison Sinclair Station, 120 Sam Noble Parkway at B Street NE, Ardmore
Broadway Express, 801 West Broadway & 'H' Street, Ardmore. Shell Station
Taliaferro's Grocery, 15072 US Highway 70 at Brock Road, Lone Grove, Shamrock Station
Grove Mart, 6578 North Meridian at Cody Street, Lone Grove, Shamrock Station
www.oklahomahistory.net/gasprices.html