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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 01:45 PM
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If congress mandates E15 gas how will it affect our C-3s?
I have read Lar's thread about QJet rubber components failing with modern blends and I am concerned.

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...I am concerned...
Contact both your senators and your representative. Tell them how you feel.

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Contact both your senators and your representative. Tell them how you feel.

I can but I live in Cali, Feinstien and Boxer senators and Scott Peters (argh) as our new representative.

Last time I contacted a congressman was last year re Cali SB 1224 (La Malfa Smog Check Exemption) was to change smog requirements from 1975 and older to a rolling 20 year. The spokeshole I talked to went on and on (reading from a script) about how bad old cars pollute.
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Originally Posted by Snoopysvet
If congress mandates E15 gas how will it affect our C-3s?
I have read Lar's thread about QJet rubber components failing with modern blends and I am concerned.

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...text|FRONTPAGE
An E-15 mandate would result in a need for older cars to update their fuel systems to handle it.

That said, the current move by the government is to relax government control over fuel by allowing stations to sell it, should they so choose. Right now the government prohibits stations from selling E15.
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Originally Posted by Snoopysvet
I can but I live in Cali, Feinstien and Boxer senators and Scott Peters (argh) as our new representative.

Last time I contacted a congressman was last year re Cali SB 1224 (La Malfa Smog Check Exemption) was to change smog requirements from 1975 and older to a rolling 20 year. The spokeshole I talked to went on and on (reading from a script) about how bad old cars pollute.
Yeah, here in California, they just had their first successful 'Cap and Trade' Carbon auction, where companies pay to trade 'Carbon Credits'!
Pretty soon, it will come down to us who own older cars, then they're going to tell you, that you can't drive to work (they're really working on it! See the PPIC directive or Public Policy Institute, who generate a lot of the new 'ideas' that our State Government loves to implement!

Next, it's going to be the Carbon Cops, waiting outside of Mexican restaruants, to write you a 'Carbon Ticket' for that jumbo burrito you just consumed. "Sir, please step away from the tamale".
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I rebuilt my carb with parts from Cliff. Good to go for another few years.
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I rebuilt my carb with parts from Cliff. Good to go for another few years.
Hope I don't have to rebuild it!!
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There's more to it than I thought - you have to watch this: http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2000862202001/
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There's more to it than I thought - you have to watch this: http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2000862202001/
The solution is simple...everybody has to buy a 2012 car. Great for the car companies, but SUCKS for everybody else.


Typical government morons!!


The politicians could screw up a 2 car funeral, given a chance.
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