Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 14:56:08 -0500 From: "Skip" <skipopnopsamrash*mindspring.com> Subject: Re: Gas mileage?
DamonP228 wrote in message <19981230123026.00191.00004859nopsamt1.aol.com>... His reply >was that the fuel has changed to have more oxygen in it. This will then cause >your gas mileage to drop about 15-20%. Has anyone else heard this before, and >if so is it true? I live in Northern NJ. I have heard that many retailers will sell higher oxygenated fuel in cold weather and that this will cause lower mileage. I don't know the specifics of the reason, supposedly having to do with fuel delivery and combustion in colder climates. Someone on the NG may be able to enlighten us all.