I've used fuel stabilizer with good success (emergency generator, lawn mower, sail boat outboard motor). Locally West Marine sells one specifically made for E10 gasoline, but I suspect more marketing than science. The price was actually cheaper than "regular" fuel stabilizer.
Locally, our Exxon stations sell premium gasoline without ethanol; you may want to check to see if that is the case in your area. Lower two grades of fuel have the E10 sticker; some Exxon stations advertise "Ethanol Free" with big signs, but I've found that even those that don't advertise have E-free premium. On the other hand, fuel lines for my Ryobi trimmer/blower/edger deteriorated and fell apart recently after about 6 or 7 years of life. I blame Obama. -Max -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mitch Haley Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 9:57 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Iowa lobbyists & ADM behind this? Loren, if you can get your hands on a gallon of gasoline (I sure don't know how to do it without going to Lake Michigan or an airport), put a gallon of gasoline and a gallon of E10 in sealed cans. Wait six months, then open them up and take a sniff. The E10 is more decomposed than the gasoline, right? For anything that you have to refuel monthly, E10 just costs you a little MPG. For anything that goes months or years between fillups (I can go a looong time on a gallon of chain saw premix, for example) E10 means you're running stale gas most of the time. I really want to fill the 2.3-16 with unleaded gasoline before I park it for the winter, but I don't have that option. It's either 100LL avgas (which will destroy the cat) or E10. Looks like I'll be filling it with regular E10, and then draining it out to run in the lawn mower in the spring. Seems a waste to buy 19 gallons of fuel with the intention of letting it go stale, but having a less than full tank all winter would be worse. Mitch. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
