babock wrote:
10% ethanol fuel has 3% less BTUs...that's it. That would result in the same power loss that an extra 1000 feet of altitude will do.
Speaking of altitude, what altitude are you doing all of this at?
Maybe 100 feet? (Near the beach) Actually the gen manual says above 5000 ft you need a minimum of 85 octane and to adjust the emissions with the kit thing. Don't run it with that high altitude kit at low altitude or you get "decreased performance". Minimum octane under 2500 feet is 87, so higher than at 5000 feet.
Manual says, "Fuel with up to 10% ethanol (gasohol) is acceptable."
I wonder if "acceptable" means the same to them as it does to me!
Can't remember what the ethanol content is in the 87. Says on the gas pump, so I will check that.
