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I've only used ethanol free gasoline in all my small gas powered engines for several years. It really seems to matter with 2 cycle engines.
After rebuilding or replacing several small engine carburetors I went to non ethanol ONLY in small engines.I have a car that has the average mpg screen, it always stay at 24.5. I tried the ethanol free in it to see how it ran since the price is higher then premium. It right away jumped to 16 and stayed there through a few tanks. Didn't seem to run any better that I could tell. After returning to ethanol blend it went down to 24.5 where it normally is.
Depends on the engine. 4 stroke brigs will not care. I have a husqvarna with a Honda engine and nothing but problems. My old cheap lawn mower would run on the blend and never complain. Just depends on how much you use. For 2-stroke I use the premix unless I know I will be burning a couple of gallons, 4-stroke I just get a couple gallons at a time.
I use the star-tron enzyme stuff in a blue bottle. been using it in lawnmower and weedeater with pump gas. had it sit in the tank over winter and start and run fine. Good stuff!
Why risk it?http://www.echo-usa.com/Warranty/Learn-About-Ethanolhttp://www.husqvarna.com/us/forest/basics/ethanol-free-fuel/https://www.stihlusa.com/information/articles/gasoline-guidelines-outdoor-power-equipment/The engine repair shop I deal with says bad gasoline is the number one cause of problems they see.
One way or the other I will discontinue the use of normal pump gas. I know for sure that there is no ethanol free gas within 10 miles of my home. So is the additive a good substitute or should I make the 10+ mile drive to find some?
Just looked at www.pure-gas.org and found the Grange in Issaquah has it and the co-op in Snohomish has it. So maybe I should just grab a 5 gallon can of it next time through that area. Both of them are 20+ miles from me and they're the closest.
Quote from: luckyman on July 15, 2017, 05:00:43 AMAfter rebuilding or replacing several small engine carburetors I went to non ethanol ONLY in small engines.I have a car that has the average mpg screen, it always stay at 24.5. I tried the ethanol free in it to see how it ran since the price is higher then premium. It right away jumped to 16 and stayed there through a few tanks. Didn't seem to run any better that I could tell. After returning to ethanol blend it went down to 24.5 where it normally is.That's because production vehicles have spark timing set for use with ethanol fuels. Ethanol burns quicker so spark timing and heat produced by the spark are all set to ignite the alcohol not the gas. If I remember correctly you would need to open the plug gap and retard the ignition point to see the difference. Otherwise you get partial ignition leading to poor mpg.Sent from my LG-K425 using Tapatalk
I have a huge inventory of motorized equipment for our business, we used to have trouble every year with engines of all types, autos, chainsaws, lawnmowers, weed cutters, snowmobiles, utv's, atv's, etc. We started using non-ethinol fuel about 8 years ago and putting startron in during storage. Another thing we do with most carburetored small engines is turn off the fuel and run the engine until the carb runs out of fuel and the engine quits. This combination of preventative actions has eliminated almost all our problems and has saved us a small fortune in mechanic bills.