[Farmall] Ethanol (was Re: [AT] Gas Tank Liner

[cdhorn at aol.com]

Our state still has Non-oxygenated premium fuel available. I buy it for all 
 2 cycle and air cooled applications  is not only uneconomical ( if  not  
Federally subsidized) but runs too hot for air cooled engines.   My Stihl 
dealer told me not to use ehanol.
 
Clark
F-20
 
 
In a message dated 12/29/2009 4:46:17 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
gustafsonjohnc at wildblue.net writes:

Here on  the east coast( VA) it's probably been something like 5 or more 
years  since non ethanol fuel was easily available. The small engine 
problem 
is  fairly rampant, two strokes in particular. The problem is mostly those 
who  will not run engines dry after use and simply put them away for a 
week,  
month or season. They will take some of that treatment but leave them over  
the winter and there will be a problem. Get religious about emptying  
tanks, 
running them dry and the problem may not go away completely but it  is 
vastly 
improved.  Stabile helps also but generally I don't buy two  stroke fuel 
more 
than a gallon at a time, get it at a high volume station  and generally use 
mid grade. That's Stihls recommended grade and seems to  work for 
everything 
else pretty well.

----- Original Message -----  
From: "E. John Puckett" <ejpuckett at centurytel.net>
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Sent:  Tuesday, December 29, 2009 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Ethanol (was Re:  [AT] Gas Tank Liner


> In Mo. we have had the 10% ethanol  mandatory for a little over 2 years,
> though it has been all you cold  get at many stations longer than that.
> I have measured a 5% drop in  mileage on my vehicles with the ethanol,
> but have not seen any  problems with the small engines that has been
> mentioned in previous  posts.
>
> Barney Van De Weert wrote:
>> As I understand  it, the Feds last year mandated that ALL gas have 10% 
>> ethanol  added, this amounts to legalized watering down of a product in 
my 
>>  opinion. All of my vehicles pretty much lost 10% in mileage. Other  
>> problem or it may be a benefit- the ethanol acts as a solvent so  it 
will 
>> loosen up deposits in fuel tank and systems as well as  breaking down 
>> components as Mike mentions. I have experienced the  fuel line issue he 
>> talks about on my saw as  well.
>>
>> Ethanol also will absorb water so you should not  have to worry as much 
>> about condensation in  fuel,
>>  Barney Van De Weert
>> 3828 Heartwood  St
>> Uniontown OH 44685
>>
>>
>>  bbvande at yahoo.com
>> Cell#  330-760-5988
>>
>>
>
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