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Bought Ethanol-Free Gas Yesterday,& Was Pleasantly Surprised
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I like ethanol free gas, but around here it usually costs at least $0.50 more per gallon.
YakkoWarner
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About $1 a gallon more than regular unleaded here - I buy it to use in small engines, equipment that may sit a while between uses and if I ever get my "B" running probably in that as well since the SUs were't designed to take ethanol spiked fuel. I don't pay the premium for it in my newer vehicles since they were built with ethanol-spiked fuel already in common usage. My 2003 truck is actually designed to take E85 even so a 10%-15% won't bother it at all....
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Since I rebuilt my fuel system (and everything else) in this century, I don't mind putting ethanol in it. Never been a problem, unless I let it sit for several months. If I do, the floats will stick to the bottom of the bowls. In that case, I run the fuel pump for ~10 seconds, shut it off, and then go check fluid levels. By the time I'm through with that, the fuel has dissolved the varnish and the floats have floated again and I'm good to go.
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Thats why I'll spring for the ethanol-free in things like chainsaws, lawn mowers, weed whackers and boat motors - those tiny carbs can varnish up really bad if they sit too long, and the little primer-bulb things seem to get brittle and crack more frequently when ethanol is in the fuel.
I will probably keep my "B" on a largely ethanol-free diet even after getting it on the road just to help prevent the alcohol's moisture absorption from manifesting as fuel tank rust. Assuming I get that far to begin with of course. The test runs on the engine have all been ethanol-free so far because I know it will be a long time between tests.
I will probably keep my "B" on a largely ethanol-free diet even after getting it on the road just to help prevent the alcohol's moisture absorption from manifesting as fuel tank rust. Assuming I get that far to begin with of course. The test runs on the engine have all been ethanol-free so far because I know it will be a long time between tests.
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After I’m done using my chainsaw or string trimmer I always drain the fuel tank and leave the cap off. I never come back to stale fuel or sludge in the tank.