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bksah2

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WOW I just drained the gas that is only year old...I cant belive the water that the ethenol sucked in ...for how on no more toping off the tank for winter .. i will drain/run it dry for the off season...had about 3/4 tank of a 40 gal. tank with about a gallon of water in it and i treated it with stabil,, here are the pics.
http://s1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj485/bksah2/
 
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Stabil, startron, etc are all snake oils in my opinion. I used to treat all my gas with stabil blue. Wasted money. I have two lawnmowers, a pressure washer, a tiller, and a Honda 350 Rancher that all have fuel issues.

I do not care how much marine fuel is per gallon! Its all i will buy for my gas powered stuff except my car. It gets used enough so that i do not have problems. Ethanol is the reason I decided to keep my 1996 GMC diesel truck when i wanted to sell it.

Avoid the problem completely and just buy marine fuel. Best defense is a good offense. :clap:
 
I was talking to my GM Factory Certified mechanic buddy the other day and he was telling me about testing some gas out of a customers car...14% alcohol.

He said even the 100% gas he has tested has 2-3% in it.
 
I just had my fuel tank cleaned and the gas filtered by a professional. He said that the only stuff that he's seen be effective is CRC phase 4. But I agree: If you can get non ethanol gas, pay the premium.
 
We have no choice here but to buy it :cen: But i use the stable and it seems to make a huge difference, for me anyway. I try not to leave any gas in the snow blower or Lawn Mower in winter or summer. I bought a battery powered weedwacker to avoid the gas issues that everyone seems to have. I have been leaving my boat full come winter and so far (knock on wood) no issues and there is 110 gal in there!!
 
Ditto. I hate to say it, but I've had no real problems with ethanol fuel. (other than the drop in MPG like everyone else). Maybe one reason is I don't leave any gas in my fuel tank for a really long time. At winter I drain my backpac blower, weed eater, lawnmowers, etc., then put a little light oil in the tank and pull it thru into the cylinder(s). Been doing it like that since my dad showed me how 50+ years ago. Smokes a little on startup, but it goes away in a minute or so. No corrosion in the bowl, cylinders, etc.
 
I'm VERY lucky, I have an independent small, local fuel supply company who also has a retail location about 2 miles from my house. They have non-ethanol for $3.99
 
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Yup, same here. I use only Non-ethanol in my V20 since I bought her. There is a Marathon station a couple miles from my house that sells it for 4.09 gallon and a Valero station just down the street from the docks, that sells it for the same price. I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. I pass 2 places on my way to the water.
 
There is a Parade station about a mile and a half from my house. Bought 2.5 gallons at $3.95 a gallon for the pressure washer and lawnmower. I spent friday night cleaning carbs on both and now they run like new! The pressure washer had a thick black goo in the fuel hose that ran into the bowl jets needle and flowed out the intake into the air filter. This crap was like tar. Hose deterioration?
 
jasoncooperpcola said:
There is a Parade station about a mile and a half from my house. Bought 2.5 gallons at $3.95 a gallon for the pressure washer and lawnmower. I spent friday night cleaning carbs on both and now they run like new! The pressure washer had a thick black goo in the fuel hose that ran into the bowl jets needle and flowed out the intake into the air filter. This crap was like tar. Hose deterioration?
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Ethanol eats older hoses and you get that nasty black crap in your carbs. I had to rebuild the carbs on my old merc because of that very issue.
 
bksah2 said:
Here are the pics of the gas you can see the water on the bottom of the jar
http://s1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj485/bksah2/
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Now that is some serious water intrusion. WOW

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We got several 100% gas stations all over the state...I can think of 5 w/in 10 miles of here..I finally broke down and got some for my chainsaw after 2 rebuilds, but that's the only problem I've EVER had...the Honda did fine on ethanol...and bless his heart, Vic upgraded the fuel lines on the Merc...LOOKS cool too!!...Thanks, Buddy!!..:beer:
 
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