https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/uscg-issues-boater-warning-over-e15-fuel-at-gas-stations

I always use non-ethanol in my boat.  Always.

 

 

10 minutes ago, Glenn said:

I always use non-ethanol in my boat.  Always.

 

 

We don't have that option in Crook County IL

Just now, slonezp said:

We don't have that option in Crook County IL

Ouch

 

Two of the stations in my local area have Ethanol Free.

3 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Ouch

 

Two of the stations in my local area have Ethanol Free.

Our regular unleaded is 87 and is the best we can get around here. Last time I saw ethanol free was maybe 10 years ago in KY. 

https://www.pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=IL

 

120 stations listed in IL.  Must be something reasonably close to you.

 

Granted, ethanol free gas isn't easy to find in my area, but I use websites like the above to find them.  They're usually 92 octane, so you pay a premium for it (see what I did there?).

 

55 minutes ago, slonezp said:

We don't have that option in Crook County IL

I’m seriously thinking about switching from pure gas to E10 + star tron , bout to get priced out of the pure gas game (although I can walk to a station that sells it from my house) 

For those that can’t get E0,  have you considered removing the ethanol from the gas?   There are plenty of YouTube videos that show how to do it.   I wouldn’t try it with my boat but I might with someone else’s boat.  ?

9 hours ago, Glenn said:

https://www.pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=IL

 

I'd like to know how often they update this.

 

Two listings in my area

1: Listed as Minnoco here - it's been Amstar for 2 years

2: Second Minnoco - that shop was closed and tanks removed 3 years ago.

12 hours ago, slonezp said:

https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/uscg-issues-boater-warning-over-e15-fuel-at-gas-stations

Good info. 
I’m picking my boat up today, I’ll have to ask about this.

Irony isn’t lost here. Thank you!

1 hour ago, MN Fisher said:

I'd like to know how often they update this.

 

Two listings in my area

1: Listed as Minnoco here - it's been Amstar for 2 years

2: Second Minnoco - that shop was closed and tanks removed 3 years ago.

It’s user provided info.  If you see a problem you can fix it.

Two of our 5 stations have it here (even Walmart).  No matter which route I take to any of the surrounding lakes, I have to drive by a station that has 91 ethanol free gasoline.  I guess we are blessed in this area even though Blunts are into ethanol big time.

Here's some more info regarding ethenol that was gathered from personal experience.

 

Years ago about the time ethanol was introduced into our fuel, I had a small engine repair shop in my garage. Just partime and no advertising.

 

A year went past and the following spring when people were trying to use their lawnmowers and weed eaters after they sat all winter, problems arose.

Chainsaws were actually the worst.

 

What I found was pitting in the carburetors and moisture being drawn into the fuel and the culprit being ethanol.

Ended up replacing a bunch of carburators and shutting down shop, to much equipment being dropped off.

 

The local loggers who used their saws year around didn't have near the issues that homeowner saws that sat for months did.

 

My advice would be stay away from ethanol in 2 - 4 stroke engines all together if possible.

 

 

6 minutes ago, Bird said:

Here's some more info regarding ethenol that was gathered from personal experience.

 

Years ago about the time ethanol was introduced into our fuel, I had a small engine repair shop in my garage. Just partime and no advertising.

 

A year went past and the following spring when people were trying to use their lawnmowers and weed eaters after they sat all winter, problems arose.

Chainsaws were actually the worst.

 

What I found was pitting in the carburetors and moisture being drawn into the fuel and the culprit being ethanol.

Ended up replacing a bunch of carburators and shutting down shop, to much equipment being dropped off.

 

The local loggers who used their saws year around didn't have near the issues that homeowner saws that sat for months did.

 

My advice would be stay away from ethanol in 2 - 4 stroke engines all together if possible.

 

 

That happened to my brand new push mower a few years back. Now I know the last time I mow in the fall, I duck tape the handle together and leave it sitting there running until it runs out. My coworkers uses a different strategy , he just starts his equipment once a week all winter, just to run it 

7 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

 My coworkers uses a different strategy , he just starts his equipment once a week all winter, just to run it 

That’s the best thing you can do.
 

Being heavily involved in classic car Concours judging and showing it’s common knowledge that any use of ethanol regardless of % will destroy anything it touches if left idle over time. 
 

Since the majority of these cars are not daily drivers, I’ve seen thousands of dollars wasted and grown men cry like little girls. 
 

 

 

 

Mike

15 hours ago, Glenn said:

I always use non-ethanol in my boat.  Always.

 

 

I always use non-ethanol in everything. Always.

I use E15 in my car, E0 in the boat.

36 minutes ago, GreenPig said:

I always use non-ethanol in everything. Always.

I see a good many folks filling up their trucks with the pure stuff 

3 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I see a good many folks filling up their trucks with the pure stuff 

93 E - Free for my 6.2. It's not cheap but I paid for those extra horses so I'll feed them.

Ethanol became too expensive to produce and died off the past few years until this year.

I don’t recall seeing premium 91+ octane gasoline with ethanol additive. I always ran 91+ octane in my 2 cycle OB’s.

In California the pumps have stickers the say may have ethanol content, except E85 pumps state up to 15% ethanol for those folks who believe they are supporting the environment. This problem the engine must be low compression to to use 15% ethanol to prevent destroying it!

Tom

 

16 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

I'd like to know how often they update this.

 

Two listings in my area

1: Listed as Minnoco here - it's been Amstar for 2 years

2: Second Minnoco - that shop was closed and tanks removed 3 years ago.

So...fix it.  The site lets anyone make updates.

7 hours ago, Glenn said:

So...fix it.  The site lets anyone make updates.

I didn't notice that part of it.

 

CV-19 - my brain has been mush the past few days.

On 5/22/2022 at 6:14 AM, MN Fisher said:

I didn't notice that part of it.

 

CV-19 - my brain has been mush the past few days.

I wish you the best.

On 5/21/2022 at 12:51 PM, GreenPig said:

I always use non-ethanol in everything. Always.

Do you use ethanol free premium in your automobiles too?
 

I use normal 87 octane in my automobiles, but they get used almost every day all year round. Seems a little ridiculous to be putting ethanol free premium gas in a car or truck that gets used regularly.

 

I use it in all my seasonal engines like the outboard, lawn mower, and snow blower.

1 hour ago, gimruis said:

Do you use ethanol free premium in your automobiles too?
 

I use normal 87 octane in my automobiles, but they get used almost every day all year round. Seems a little ridiculous to be putting ethanol free premium gas in a car or truck that gets used regularly.

 

I use it in all my seasonal engines like the outboard, lawn mower, and snow blower.

Yes sir. The recommended fuel for our 6.2's is 93 octane. I've tried the 10% ethanol and there was a noticeable reduction in horsepower and MPG so I stick with the ethanol free. My wife's truck sits more than it's driven and I tow alot and need/want my horsepower.