Originally Posted By: kschachn
OilFilters said:I guess they need to be taught a lesson. It's not only labeled as "warning" E15, it's also labeled as 88 octane instead of 87 which should raise an eyebrow, and even worse...it
Color doesn't mean much either. Sure diesel is usually green but there isn't a legal standard for handle color. As far as I'm concerned it is much too easy to confuse the E15 on the pump. Generally here it isn't segregated off to the side or anything, it's right in between the regular and premium grades. Is the DEF nozzle the same size, right between two grades of gasoline and on the same pump?
You seem to like calling people "stupid" and needing to be "taught a lesson" or "slapped". What is your agenda here?
I put e15 88 in my 1970’s lawn mower, starts and runs as expected, my guess is the carb will need cleaning next year as it does every year. If anything exhaust stunk a little less.
As for pump colors.
There was a time when “informally” the fuel handle would match the legally required container color for the fuel
Red Gas
Yellow Diesel
Blue Kerosene
Green, oil or fuel mixes
And I forget for methanol, it’s dyed blue but seems to come in white or purple containers
And yes, maybe regional but yellow was always diesel around here until the early 2ks.
I even had a gas attendant prevent me from buying some diesel fuel to Prime my 6.2 that I had just changed filters on because my tank was the wrong color, painted it came back filled and the paint was peeling by the time I was home.
As much as I hate big brother perhaps the handle should match the container and ethanol should get one of the colors or some stripe pattern ?
Ah well