Non Ethanol Gas

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Ethanol gas has other negatives besides just damaging o-rings. It supplies less horsepower than "pure" gas. This causes some to push the gas pedal/twist the throttle that much more probably offsetting the savings of gasoline it's meant to do. It also causes the gas to degrade much quicker, and traditional fuel stabilizer doesn't prevent it. If you use the vehicle/garden tool or whatever often enough you may run the ethanol/gas mix through and add new often enough that you may not have a problem. But leave it sit too long and you may have to remove and clean the carb. I have heard someone makes a special fuel stabilzer for ethanol gas, but have no knowledge of it.


Jon in Keaau/HPP