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      11-20-2012, 06:28 PM   #111
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Originally Posted by CHECKERED View Post
hate to be the bearer of bad news,
I have inside information that flex fuel cars (vehicles that are designed to run pure E85 from the factory) are having issues with the high alcohol content removes the plasticizer added to plastic/rubber parts to make them more elastic, they end up drying up and cracking prematurely.
I wonder if this can be related to the vehicles that say "Flex Fuel Ready" but are really not. I don't have any documentation, but have heard that the vehicle says "option to be E85 ready" thus the consumer thinks it is but its really not.
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