[AT] Gas problem

[Ron Cook]

Will,
     You will.  The ultra low sulfur fuel is too dry and it ruins some 
seals/o-rings in some systems.
Ron Cook
Salix, IA
On 5/6/2013 11:01 AM, Will Powell wrote:
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> I like my diesel bulldozer, I've never had a fuel issue with it...
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> Regards,
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> Will
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> SE PA
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 6, 2013 11:40:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Gas problem
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> The manual for my new Predator engine says it can use up to 10% ethanol but
> I'm not planning to take a chance on that unless I have to in a  pinch.
> One thing that will help is to shut the fuel off and run the carb dry after
> use.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike
> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 11:11 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Gas problem
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> I've recently started adding Stabil ethanol treatment to my gas for all
> my small engines. Says it's supposed to take care of it, time will tell.
> Mike M
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> On 5/6/2013 10:56 AM, Ron Cook wrote:
>> Charlie,
>>        You are about 85% correct.  The trouble is really government in
>> agriculture.
>>        I am not going to say where I think the current Sec of AG should
>> be!!  I am just glad he is not my Governor.I
>>        By the way, I have been using ethanol fuel since it came available
>> at my local station.  1977 or 78.  Zero problems with the exception of
>> the little fuel pump diaphragms in B&S carburetors.  I do not let it sit
>> in a piece of unused equipment, though.  I use av-gas for that.  Of
>> course, my flying background is the reason for that.:-) Oxygenated fuels
>> were mandated by the govmt.  Started on the west coast and the original
>> additive was a carcinogenic, I believe.
>>        Subsidies are the culprit.  Market should control price and
>> availability for the most part.
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>>        Now back to the regular programming.
>> Ron Cook
>> Salix, IA
>> On 5/6/2013 9:00 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>>> It's not often that you'll hear me speak ill of farmers but the
>>> ethanol fuel problem is driven by big AG and mid west corn farmers.
>>> Those boys love feeding at Uncle Sam's trough and don't think they
>>> can make a living growing corn for food or feed.  Take note that every
>>> recent Secretary of Agriculture (from either party) is from the mid west.
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>>> I'm able to get ethanol free about 1 mile from my home for about $3.89 a
>>> gallon.
>>> That store also has fuel on the water for boat traffic and he has ethanol
>>> free there.
>>> He is a Shell retailer but can't buy non ethanol from them.  He has to
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>>> it from a
>>> local independent jobber and put it in separate tanks at his boat dock.
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>>> There are a couple of other gas stations in the area that have it on the
>>> automobile islands.
>>> I think they all use BP products.
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>>> Charlie
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