[AT] Modern Gasoline

[David Rotigel]

I have never had any problem with 10% over a 9 mo. period—but I have always used Stabil for any more than a 2 month sitting time. As I did since way before they started adding the corn squeezing.
	Dave

> On Aug 21, 2016, at 9:05 PM, Howard Weeks <weeksh at att.net> wrote:
> 
> If my experience is any indicator, your Super A did not have ethanol in it.
> 
> Otherwise, you would be trying to burn water.
> 
> Howard in GA
> 
> On 8/21/2016 8:16 PM, Al Jones wrote:
>> My Super A sat all winter and throughout the spring and most of the
>> summer.  A couple weeks ago I charged the battery, turned on the gas,
>> (It actually looked cloudy in the sediment bowl!) and hit the starter.
>> It cranked right up.  I am convinced that some of the horror stories
>> about new gas and ethanol are hooey.
>> 
>> Al
>> 
>> On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 6:47 PM, charlie hill
>> <charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>>> Dick wouldn't this work as a replacement for the 5.5 vertical
>>> http://www.harborfreight.com/55-hp-173cc-ohv-vertical-shaft-gas-engine-carb-69731.html
>>> 
>>> Charlie
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Dick Day
>>> Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2016 11:20 PM
>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Modern Gasoline
>>> 
>>> Several years ago, I converted our 15-year old Generac generator to LP. It
>>> always did start easy (electric start) but with LP I can connect it to our
>>> 500gallon LP tank if we ever got stranded by a blizzard.
>>> 
>>> My other gas implements (push mower, 2 garden tractors, power washer,
>>> tiller) don't always start as easy even though I would let the gas run out
>>> in the fall.    My plan was to convert every gas engine we had.  I've also
>>> got a Troy Built sickle mower. That was next on my list to convert until I
>>> discovered that there are no engines I can buy to replace the vertical
>>> 5.5hp Briggs that's on there.  I don't think that converting it to LP would
>>> necessarily hurt the engine but decided not to take a chance and never got
>>> around to the other engines. I retire next spring. Once that happens, I'll
>>> get back on my LP conversion project.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 3:34 PM, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I just pulled out my power washer and realized it has not been run since
>>>> March 2015.  Half a tank of fuel still sloshing around.  On the upside, I
>>>> am always careful to turn off the gas and run the carb dry.  I am also
>>>> careful to add Sta-Bil as soon as I purchase gas.  We have ethanol in our
>>>> gas around here like in most places in the USA.
>>>> 
>>>> It started on the first pull.  Literally.
>>>> 
>>>> Engine is a 9HP Honda GX270 (I think).  I suppose there might be qualities
>>>> of the engine (strong spark, strong fuel vaporization in the carb,
>>>> whatever...) that help it run on crappy old gas.  Or something.  I'm still
>>>> shaking my head in amazement.
>>>> 
>>>> SO
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