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Good news for anyone who has a vehicle,boat,garden equipment or anything that burns gasoline and has a carburetor !!
Paul's in Pahoa now has ethanol free gasoline !
Gasoline with 10% ethanol is great for vehicles or gasoline using devices that are fuel injected and and have sealed fuel systems.
It probably doesn't matter to most of you because you have already replaced your dead weed-eaters,chain saws, etc.
The ethanol attacks rubber fuel lines,is corrosive and absorbs water.
It's no problem in a modern car but it is a death sentence for older engines.
I have a restored older car that has been running like crap since I brought it to the Island.I am thankful for Paul providing this service.Previously the closest gas station that had ethanol free gas was in Mountainview.
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Where is Paul's? Happy not to have to go to Mountain View.
Bonnie Lee
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That's great, Thanks.
Jay
Jay
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The gas station at the south end of Pahoa.
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They switched the diesel pumps on the stands by the side of the road. They have the green nozzle of diesel but they have a no ethanol sign taped over the diesel. Running it now and it is working wonders for my motorcycles.
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*
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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
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I think it is a very big rip-off by the small engine industry. To change over to fuel lines and O-rings that wouldn't be attacked by the shouldn't cost more that a couple of bucks. It is such a shame that they are allowed to getaway with such BS. I'm glad that I've been able to keep my power tools working with just replacing the occasional O-ring or fuel line.
Royall
Hale O Na Mea Pa`ani
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Thanks... I was running low on gas and now I don't have to drive up to mt view.
So how much are they charging for gallon ... glad my weedeater doesn't eat much gas. Probably a gallon every two months.
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Good to know. My gas lawn mower thanks you.
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quote:
Originally posted by birdmove
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
Yes, there is a product made by Sta-bil. Their original formula was made to keep gasoline from breaking down, as gasoline starts to degrade in as little as 30 days after the refinement process. They also have formulated a higher end product called Sta-bil Marine especially formulated to defeat the damaging effects of ethenol. I use it on my boat which has twin fuel injected outboards and have with no ill effects from the ethenol. A buddy of mine with newer boat and fuel injected Yamaha had major fuel system problems and costed him a couple grand to resolve the problem...mainly fuel injector problems due to ethenol absorbing moisture and creating a corosive and rust problem, mainly because boats are not used on a daily basis, unlike a vehicle that was a daily driver. In any event, non ethenol gasoline is more expensive than the 10% blend. Sta-bil Marine is about $30-$35 a bottle and treats up to 320 gallons.
