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professor95 wrote:

scottz wrote:

For me it is a choice between 87/89 octane gasoline with up to 10% ethanol or 92 octane without ethanol. I chose to go with the higher octane non-oxygenated gas even though the Champion manual says not to use high ethanol gas. Sorry, I had to say it!

In your situation, I agree. I too would avoid the ethanol fuel if I could buy "straight" gas.

I wish we had that choice where I live! It all has 10% ethanol in this part of Virginia - 87, 89 and 93 octane. Brands in the Richmond Metro area are all "oxygenated". I can drive a few miles from my house into King William County and purchase non-oxygenated fuel - but still with ethanol.

I hate ethanol based fuel and believe it was a dumb move. But, grain farmers like it and the politicians "think" they are helping reduce the oil demand and make the environment cleaner. In the mean time we burn foreign oil to distill ethanol and apply chemical fertilizers to the corn fields that run off and pollute our waterways. Oh, and the fertilizers are from foreign oil too.

Since ethanol fuel has fewer BTU's per gallon we burn more for a given mileage making the "clean air" myth another false concept.

Ethanol fuel does not stay stable as long - It can really mess up a small engine or boat motor if it sits for a couple of months. - you got me on my high horse with ethanol. Sorry.

Anyone that can do elementary school math and science can easily see the numbers do not add up.