ethanol treatment & generators
My mechanic suggests I use an ethanol treatment in my fuel tank to counteract the effects of ethanol on my generator and I have found this to work very well. It had been running a little rough even t...
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I have a 1000 watt Yamaha generator that wouldn't run smoothly unless I used partial choke. I started using alcohol free gas and now it runs fine without choke.
A simple test to check if the gasoline you buy is alcohol free:
Fill a tall skinny jar such as an olive jar 1/4 full with water and mark this level.
Add gasoline until almost full, cover, and shake vigorously.
Wait until water settles back to bottom.
If the gasoline is alcohol free the water will settle back to the starting level. If the gasoline contains alcohol some of the water will be absorbed and the water that settles will be lower than the starting level.
A simple test to check if the gasoline you buy is alcohol free:
Fill a tall skinny jar such as an olive jar 1/4 full with water and mark this level.
Add gasoline until almost full, cover, and shake vigorously.
Wait until water settles back to bottom.
If the gasoline is alcohol free the water will settle back to the starting level. If the gasoline contains alcohol some of the water will be absorbed and the water that settles will be lower than the starting level.
