[prof.h.mandingo]

Ouch! Sorry to hear that. Did you see the post on the fuel stabilizer that seems to help? I know ethanol will “separate” into fuel and water if you let it sit up awhile. Of course buying stabilizer adds to the cost of the fuel.
No one up your way has real gas? I make it a point of telling my guys at the service stations I use I appreciate their choice and to keep it up. We just got another station down here that has gotten rid of ethanol.

[davius]

Yes, thanks, I did see the post about Stabil. I’ll give it a try. I live in Maine. We don’t have pure gas available here. I have approached several station owners I know personally and they all tell me pure gas is not available or permitted in Maine. The marine industry is in terror of the 15% formulation. It’s one thing to have a weed whacker die. It’s a completely different animal to lose an engine 12 miles out to sea.