RoyB wrote:
All I know is the rubber membranes in the fuel pumps etc all used to get eat up when the long sitting gasoline turned to turpentine. Now they all go bad when the long sitting gasoline turns to corn syrup.
I'm forced to put ethanol in my Honda Generator but try to fill up with good gas once in a while.
Roy Ken
Right on, a few years back friend was having trouble with his honda carb. We took it apart and found some gooey syrup in his float bowl and in the loop of his fuel line....
I ran a simple experiment. I let a 1/2 oz of fresh gas in a test tube evaporate... There in the bottom was this gooey syrup...
I agree with all the posts that describe lower fuel mileage with ethanol...
We have had lot's of things stuffed down our throats by our Government... Sad to say the least.
Funny thing, MTBE was just as bad... We were told that we would experience no fuel mileage performance reduction etc... Wrong... 10% or more loss.
Here in Cali the EPA told CAL's Calif Air Resouces Board that oxygenated fuel was not needed in the Summer but CARB said we will keep Oxygenated rules year round..... OH WONDERFUL.
Jim
