Pulling ethanol out of gas
I have seen several YouTube videos of people separating ethanol from gas. Anyone tried this for your generators or yard equipment? To buy pure gas at Lowes or Home Depot you pay about $8 a gallon or...
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I'm not all in favor of "corn squeezen's" in my gasoline but I've had a near 40 yr history of E-10 and small engines. I also have pumped ethanol from ADM to Koch refinery facilities so have handled the distillate in it's purest state.
To date, I have never seen a fuel problem related TOTALLY to Ethanol. Long term storage or open air introduction into the fuel system is where most problems lie. FWIW, at one time, I serviced and repaired a fleet of 125 small engines. I also ran a small engine repair business for a few years.
Having said the above, not ALL E-10 is the same. The local distributor is who mixes the blend and certain areas of the country seem impacted by E-10 more than others. The West stands out, to me, as an area having the most complaints. If I lived there, I would buy E-10 and use fuel stabilizers as the cure. Storing gas for longer than 6 months can lead to many problems.
To date, I have never seen a fuel problem related TOTALLY to Ethanol. Long term storage or open air introduction into the fuel system is where most problems lie. FWIW, at one time, I serviced and repaired a fleet of 125 small engines. I also ran a small engine repair business for a few years.
Having said the above, not ALL E-10 is the same. The local distributor is who mixes the blend and certain areas of the country seem impacted by E-10 more than others. The West stands out, to me, as an area having the most complaints. If I lived there, I would buy E-10 and use fuel stabilizers as the cure. Storing gas for longer than 6 months can lead to many problems.
