Gas Choice

Lynnmor wrote:

OH48Lt wrote:


Ethanol fuel exists today only because of mis-lead politicians in the EPA and the farm lobbyists. It isn't there on its own merits.

It's not really mis-lead, it is vote buying with your tax dollars. Maybe we could just send cash to the farmers and politicians and they could just forget the whole scam.

Things would be different if the Primaries didn't start in Iowa.

Make your own ethanol free gas. I know several motorcycle and RC airplane guys who do this.

Remove ethanol from gas

Bumpyroad wrote:

Denny & Jami wrote:

I haven't read all the posts or do I care to, the way to get good gas is to stay with busiest stations to get the freshest fuel.



Denny

just don't get gassed up if the delivery truck is there. all sediment in the bottom of their tanks is getting stirred up at that time.
bumpy

Every gas pump has a spin on filter inside the housing which captures any sediment before it gets to your vehicle. See the two blue filters in the picture linked to below.


Inside a Gas Pump

I try and carry and use real gas in my snow blower because of the intermittent use, and sensitive nature of the carb on it. It clogs easily and quickly when left idle, despite the type of stabilizer used with blended fuel. I hate it when it starts doing the low power surge meaning I'm going to have to pull the carb. It's hard to get to on that engine.

On my two little inverter generators I use real gas when I can, again because of the intermittent nature of use, often sitting for months, with wide temp swings, which break down e-10 quicker as well. I've seen it start gelling etc in only a couple months in some conditions. The other reason for the real gas is the small, but noticeable power difference. Much of my camping is at altitude, with only longer road trips getting me below 4000 foot. I see 8k plus often in the summer and it's somewhere around 8k when I might have to parallel the gens to run the microwave, which draws 1500 watts. Real gas gives me a power difference equivalent to approximately 1500 feet or so which sometimes is enough to make the difference. Not much, but you can definitely see it, especially with two generators where you can do comparisons.

My cars, atv's and lawn mower aren't fussy so they get what's cheap, and easiest to procure, and E-10 would completely destroy the truck so of course I don't use it there;)

Denny & Jami wrote:

I haven't read all the posts or do I care to, the way to get good gas is to stay with busiest stations to get the freshest fuel.



Denny

just don't get gassed up if the delivery truck is there. all sediment in the bottom of their tanks is getting stirred up at that time.
bumpy

roadrat57 wrote:
Poor gas quality seems to cause generator carb problems. How many of you choose to pay a little more for non-ethenal gas?

Thanks

I haven't read all the posts or do I care to, the way to get good gas is to stay with busiest stations to get the freshest fuel.

Nothing that you are running will have a problem with E10 but if you have something that has never had E10 run through it it will take a few tanks to clean the fuel system out.

I run E10 in my truck and everything else that we have including our generators, mowers and outboard motor with no problems at all.

Denny

When you buy 10 gallons of E10, you get 9 gallons of gasoline and a full gallon of corn squeezens, adding a few drops of additive ain't going to do much to that gallon of junk.

WTP-GC wrote:

Gas doesn't store well...never has.

And it always has left residue when it evaporates, in a carburetor mostly, so a dose of a good carb cleaner in the tank and down the throat occasionally IS good preventative maintenance.
Always has been.

And it is not ALL snake oil.
Some of it actually works.......and doesn't claim to treat your hemorrhoids too.

westend wrote:
Over the years it's toned down some ............

Probably because some of those "aromatic" solvents have evaporated or morphed into something slightly different.

spoon059 wrote:
I can't find ethanol free in my area. I use regular gas and Startron ethanol blocker additive.

check out MD at pure-gas.org. lots of stations but don't know the location.
bumpy