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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Here in Illinois – at least in the greater Chicago area – we are blessed with up to 10% ethanol in all pump gas. For my 4 cycle stuff I have had GREAT luck using Sta-Bil; I use it in all of my small engine fuel, year-round. 2 cycle---I couldn’t keep trimmer etc going. Perhaps if I had used the canned fuel. I don’t have a giant yard, and have gone to battery (EGO) for trimmer, blower, edger etc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Gene Waugh<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Elgin, IL<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:rogerkiwi@gmail.com">Roger Moffat</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Saturday, December 11, 2021 12:09 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:at@lists.antique-tractor.com">Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [AT] Backpack leaf blower</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Dec 11, 2021, at 12:10 PM, Brad Loomis <<a href="mailto:brad.loomis@gmail.com">brad.loomis@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"LucidaGrande",serif'>I failed to mention that pump gas regardless of octane at least here in Smogafornia are all blended with a minimum of 10% ethanol. That is the culprit in small engine demise. Other states may not be blessed with that curse. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Plenty of places sell alcohol free gas, even in places where 10% ethanol is the norm - you can find stations near you with this at<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.pure-gas.org">https://www.pure-gas.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It’s hard to imagine that it’s much different than what you buy when you buy premade mixes at the big box stores, and it less than half the price.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Roger<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p></div></body></html>