oil to gas ratio

[wild bill]

Alcohol has less energy (Kcal/gm) than gasoline but with only 10- 15% added in the mix I would bet that you could not consistantly tell which engine was running without ethanol simply by using them. Even if you use ethanol free you cannot leave fuel in the machine for long periods of time. I had the same repair issues before we had ethanol as I have now, if you leave gas in it you pay me to fix it. If you can allow the machine to run out of fuel before storage you probably won't need to have the carb cleaned.

william c schmidt