I own two boats and have worked on motors all my life. Even with that knowledge aside know this............ethanol is garbage. It is not the answer to our fuel problems like they claim and it should have never been introduced into gasoline, there were other ways to bring up the octane once the lead was banned but they (politicians, speculators and oil barrons) thought that they could profit more off the increase in corn and grain prices because thats where they get the ethanol from. Its great for a blown, top fuel race motor with a 6 gallon tank but thats about it. Ethanol based fuels begin to suffer from a thing called "phase separation" almost as soon as it comes into contact with air and it really starts to get going in about 3 weeks of sitting in a can or in a vehicle's tank. This is where the trouble begins. Ethanol, or ethyl alcohol, unlike isopropyl alcohol which is "dry gas", does not have the ability to remove water but acts somewhat opposite and breaks down easily. I thought Carnes BP in Esky told me that their fuels are ethanol free but that may have been before the new regulations with the state. Either way, both boats and the snowmobile get a product called Seafoam added to the tank every time I fuel up. The truck and the van get a can each just before freeze up to remove any water from the tanks. You can even get water directly from a gas station if the tanks in the ground are old or it was raining the last two times the fuel truck came to fill the station. Unless you like working on fuel systems and buying parts you'd do well by using Seafoam. Consider it preventive maintenance. The Seafoam will make your motors start better, run better, and get better fuel mileage in the long run, and prevent fuel system problems no matter what fuel you use. It dissolves deposits and removes and prevents carbon buildup, especially in 2-strokes. Once the damage is done to a carb, though, no additive in the world will fix it. Just my .02 cents.
Last edited by Enterprise; 01-14-2009 at 07:55 AM.
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