EPA mandates reformulated gasoline in my area.
Posted on 09/18/2013 5:57:40 AM PDT by thackney
I’d like to find the one person who is behind all this ethanol debacle and kick him in the ass.
Gaskets; seals; fuel lines; oxygen sensors; damage to filters, 2 cycle diaphragms, seats, needle valves - the whole nine yards. I’ve had to rework EVERY 2 and 4 cycle engine I have for yard and tool work because of it.
Fie! On them. May their lives have to depend on the treachery their political maneuvering has wrought.
So is that why my gas leaf blowers keep dying? I have bought two in last 5 years!
Pretty much....one thing you can do is buy something called Sea Foam which is a Marine use additive... I have a case of that stuff now and use it in all my engines...you have to read directions and make sure you have the proper mix, but it has saved me some work.
The Willys jeep gets real stuff whenever possible.
EPA mandates reformulated gasoline in my area.
With government aid (and the ethanol mandate), it is unfair competition.
And on top of that, it's running up food prices because food producers are converting to feed stocks for ethanol.
Stop distorting the market. The balance will swing back and forth, and there will be periodic inequities in pricing. But, the current meddling is making it worse.
A side effect of coast to coast cornfields is a dying bee population.
So we are paying more for fruits, nuts etc. because growers can’t pollinate effectively.
Ethanol, without federal tax dollar subsidies, would be more expensive than gasoline, while only being about 70% as efficient. As it is now, it still doesn't pay to run E85 with its decreased fuel economy.
Thanks both for the tips! I will try them and see if I can’t get more running hours out of my latest blower. They seem to die the minute the warranty runs out.
E10 has been used in cars since the 70s and most manufacturers now warranty their engines for use with 10 percent ethanol blends (and have for decades).
Antique engines, two-strokes, and four-strokes not built to handle ethanol can experience problems with E10, and storing it so as to minimize water absorption is important.
After three small engines in for repair, I followed the repairman's advice and switched to no-ethanol premium gas. No problems since then. The repairman said that his business boomed after the introduction of ethanol into regular gasoline.
Another ethanol apologist....are you a farmer or ethanol VAR?
I’ve had 4 cars in the past 10 years develop Exhaust system O2 sensor problems that constantly lit-up under certain conditions indicating a problem with the catalytic convertor....In every case it was the wideband O2 sensor that was at fault, degraded by the ethanol in the gas.
These were all your so-called “E10” cars.
Not thanks, you can save that for someone who’ll believe it.
Ethanol is DEATH to engines that are allowed to sit unused for days or weeks at a time. Most autos are started and run multiple times a day, and the tank of gas normally does not sit in the car for long (normally).
Mowers, sno-blowers, leaf blowers, BOAT engines can be expected to sit unused for days AND weeks at a time. Then the ethanol does it dirty work.
For my boat’s NEW engine, I was TOLD to disconnect the fuel line before I left for the week, re-start the engine and let it run until the internal fuel ran out and the engine died. Thus, no ethanol eating up the insides.
As the boat is taken out of the water for the winter, the remaining gas in the tank is transferred to my car and is quickly used.
This article doesn’t make any sense.
BTW. Whatever happened to “Peak Oil”.
Oh, the irony.
There is a pure-gas.org site which lists where you can find ethanol-free gas. I live in TX and would have to drive about 100 miles each way to get some gas. Maybe you will be able to find some closer to you.
If you find some place, you might want to call to make sure they still have the good gas!
Yep. And no doubt ethanol is responsble for your bunions, bad breath, and the Lindbergh kidnapping as well. The stuff is the Devil’s brew, I tell ya!
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