Ethanol Question

[ScowardNJ]

I heard aviation fuel is non ethanol if you can get it. Good luck towing your rig to Newark Liberty but maybe some of the smaller airports around would pump it for you.

[Capt. Lou]

Originally Posted by Capt. Lou

My buddies OB is older Yamaha , we intend to use Startron product to cut Ethnol issues nayone use this product in their OB ? OK if u did ?

FYI
Got some answers concerning Startron product from independant users etc. it seems some belive this product is one of the better choices to prevent fuel separation by far ! Also lends itself to claeaning carbs, injectors as well.
Apparently from what I gleened from these sources their r a couple of other decent products that prevent this but not as fast as Startron, odly enough stabil stablizes but does not totally prevent this occurance so most not the best to prevent above.

[flatcreek]

Tried a tank of non Etanol in my pickup and it did seam.to run as well as regular from wawa and it didn't get any better milage. I check my milage.on every tank and take I to consideration the variables. Can anyone explained why this would be. I could also feel the truck wasn't runing as well.

[Gerry Zagorski]

This from a automotive website

These days more than 95 percent of gas sold is E10, said AAA spokesman Michael Green. E10 is 10 percent ethanol and came into use after amendments in 1990 to the Clean Air Act, according to the Department of Energy. All cars are certified to run the stuff; in fact, it's difficult to find ethanol-free gas anymore.

Yet the more efficient ethanol-free blend is what the EPA uses to produce gas mileage figures posted on that new-car sticker.

And there's the problem. Ethanol's lower energy density leads to worse gas mileage, which is why using E85 (85 percent ethanol) in cars that accommodate it is usually a bad idea. The math carries to E10, which has up to 10 percent ethanol. A gallon of E10 has 96.7 percent of the energy in one gallon of gasoline, according to the DOE's Alternative Fuels Data Center.

That means E10 fractionally lowers real-world gas mileage. How much? Try about 3 percent, said Toyota Senior Energy Researcher Mike McCarthy and Ford powertrain spokesman Paul Seredynski. AAA's Green and the EPA both pegged the E10 loss between 3 and 4 percent. That means a car that sports a 30 mpg EPA combined figure is already hampered from achieving that number. The starting line is really 29 mpg.

[deyankeeclipper]

General rule with ethanol gas. Tank full or tank empty. Not in between.
When it comes to mowers and small equiptment drain if gonna sit a few months. Ethanol will varnish your carbs and deteriorate your hoses.

[Capt. Debbie]

That's rediculous. One grade up is a mix of regular gas and hi octane gas inside the pump.

Originally Posted by catsmeow

Just had a guy take my snow blower for repairs. Talked about treating gas and ehtanol problems. He told me that one grade up from regular ( plus ) gasoline does not contain ethanol. Was wondering if thats true. Any feedback appreciated. Thanks... Walt

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by deyankeeclipper

General rule with ethanol gas. Tank full or tank empty. Not in between.
When it comes to mowers and small equiptment drain if gonna sit a few months. Ethanol will varnish your carbs and deteriorate your hoses.

Correct, we lost power these last two days....my generator has been sitting since sandy with a full tank of gas...but before I stored it I ran carb dry and a few squirts of starting fluid in carb and ran it for a few seconds....it started first pull.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v3bXpgOgo98