Ethanol in small engines

Dave H M wrote:

I have never had a problem with E10 in my life and I am older than dirt.

My lawn tractor and Z turn are 99 models and neither one has had the carb apart. They along with the weed eater and leaf blower sit all winter and fire right up in the spring.

My gallon can of pre mix for the two strokes sets all winter and I never throw it away.

I have a trailer queen tractor. I drain the gas once a year and put it in my kawasaki Z and it gobbles it down like smooth whiskey.

As far as I am concerned

it is urban legend that covers up for other problems

I do not run an outboard anymore so no comment there.

I do treat the gas with some stabil and 2 cycle oil before the cold winter snooze.

X10

These threads make me laugh also.:B

If you look they are from states that are now just getting ethanol in their gas. Oh the horrors!

I'm from Illinois/Wisconsin we have had ethanol in our gas FOR EONS and EONS.

We don't have cars up and dieing on the interstates, our mowers still run, and last time I looked my boat still floats and runs! I have had my last 2 trucks turn over 200,000 miles without incident. My MH is still taking me everywhere I want to go....all on ethanol added to the gas.

ALL gas break downs, with or without ethanol and a lot sooner than you think.

Up north we even test our gas powered equipment to their limits because we leave a lot of gas powered equipment SIT, NOT used, for several months each year called winter!! and with NO problems.

Leave ANY vehicle or engine sit for a long period of time? Add Stabil. period.