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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 12:03 AM
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Winter blend in Arkansas?

Anyone know if they use winterblend in Arkansas? I haven't seen postings on the pumps to indicate such. My mileage is really falling off and it's not because my foot is heavier. Just looking for answers.
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 05:35 AM
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From: In the middle of Weather Dry Creek Farm in Avilla, Arkansas
What part of the state are you in?
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 07:43 AM
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What part of the state are you in?

Down by Texarkana in Hope. I'm losing about 1-2 mpg's which is just about right from what I hear when using winter blend. If it's not that, what else could it be. I just changed my filter last weekend and am seeing 14psi at idle, 12-13 cruising, and 8-10 WOT.
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 10:08 AM
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Well I had to answer my own question. I called a distributor and he said they do not run winter blend in the south. They only run #2.
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 12:20 PM
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If I lived in Hope, AR I'd move.

Just don't wanna be affiliated with that "other" guy from that town......
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 03:09 PM
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I hear ya. I lived a couple of blocks from his boyhood home and it was funny to see 3-4 tour busses daily drive by to see it. I think I would want my money back. Other than that, it's a real good little town. Nothing ever happens; just the way I like it.
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 07:24 PM
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oh now wait a minute what about the mellon festival. i come down there and eat mellons till i am sick. yum yum
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 02:00 PM
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I live up in the Bentonville/Fayetteville area. I usually ask the employees at the stations I fill up at. Not one of them has said that they use blended fuel. I usually fill up at either a Phillips station, Wal-Mart station, or a Pilot truck stop. They have all said that it doesn't get cold enough (for a long time at least) here to justify the change. Just what I've found up here. I haven't noticed any decrease in fuel mileage over the winter. I hand calculate every tank.
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 08:58 PM
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I grew up in Texarkana but haven't lived there in 10 years. Man that place has changed a good bit. My grandparents lived in Hope. Not a bad little town, just a little too quiet for my taste.
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