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If you're close to a lake or river, check at the marinas.
I buy my non ethanol 93 octane at a gas station not far from a lake.
x2. Both of my marinas have E-free.
If you're close to a lake or river, check at the marinas.
I buy my non ethanol 93 octane at a gas station not far from a lake.
I agree with n murph...I think it's more of an old wives tale
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I agree with n murph...I think it's more of an old wives tale
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I agree with n murph...I think it's more of an old wives tale
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Purdue university is testing a aviation biofuel. Contains ethanol but is modified somehowI,ve also been running av100 for a few years with zero problems to speak of. I suppose if you run a newer EPA saw with a CAT, you might have troubles? I know they'll never introduce the corn liquor into AV fuel since many aircraft would likely end up dropping from the skies like lead balloons
the USAF has a A-10 that has successfully flown on Biofuel. http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2012/07/03/air-force-tests-jet-using-gevo-biofuel.htmlPurdue university is testing a aviation biofuel. Contains ethanol but is modified somehow
The test kits for ethanol are available at most dealerships that are competent, because believe me, they check. You should too. If it is on the same pump(same hose) as other gas, make sure you do what someone else on here said, top off you car, and then put some in your DRY & CLEAN jerry can. Test it. Get the tester that shows the percentage of ethanol, one of those is basically testing the specific gravity of fuel, I like it best. You can get a dye that will react in presence of water or ethanol, that dye is typically cheaper, but then again you don't know how much ethanol you're dealing with.
A test kit that shows percentages eliminates the question of how much.
When in winter, a lot of fuel distributors sell a winter mix gasoline. That can be either less than 10%, or sometimes way, way more. I've found 18% ethanol at a gas station near the FL/GA state line. That was supposed to be E10.
If you are in an area that sells E-15, you REALLY need to check, because over-blending is easy and cost effective for the oil company shysters that make 8 billion per quarter in profit.
I think you are gambling running E-10 in our small engines, regardless of age, regardless of any additives you may use. It eats up the fuel lines, the diaphragms, and the gaskets, it varnishes solid to crystalline grit, and it promotes washing of the cylinder walls.
My opinion on AV Gas:
AV Gas will lower RPM's, make less power, is a waste of the octane, and being oxygenated- it is a good way to have one go lean and burn up. You better run it fat and even then, you're still taking a risk, and you're going to be making even less power than before.
AV Gas is specially formulated to be super oxygenated to compensate for its use at high altitudes. We aren't at those altitudes.
That's why in performance cars and performance bikes, you don't run AV gas, you get race gas that has high octane and isn't oxygenated.
if / when I do, I will still dump the fuel (save it though) after use and then re-start the machine and let it idle until it dies.
BTW, ethanol can absorb very little water from the atmosphere. It does lose a couple of octane point over time, but it is not a problem for at least two months and the is without any stabilizers.
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