I've had little problem with ethanol in tanks that I can keep clean and dry. The snowmobiles don't fall into that category very well... Since I started using Seafoam gas additive in every tank the problems have been significantly lessened.
-Curt ________________________________ From: Fmiser via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 5:01 PM Subject: [MBZ] OT - small gasoline engine fuel I have voice my uncertainty about the supposed risks of ethenol in gasoline. Well, about a week ago my one push mower started running really poorly. It acted like a fuel problem, so I kinda wondered if the ethenol muck had finally got me. This is the mower I use rather infrequently. I don't remember the last time I ran it long enough to use more than a tank full of fuel. And it's an old Briggs with a vented gas cap. I don't think I run it more than 3-4 times a year, typical for the last 15 years. In that time, I have very deliberately sought out and used nearly exclusively ethenol-blend gasoline. I pulled the tank off, opened up the carburetor - clean as a whistle. No sludge, no varnish, no gunk. It was so clean in seemed a waste of effort to wash it - but I did used carb cleaner to wash out a couple small pieces of dirt that settled in the "bowl". The problem? A very worn needle valve. I didn't have a replacement on hand, so I filed it smooth and reinstalled. Runs okay - but I'm going to replace that needle valve and seat anyway. So - am I just lucky? Or is the real problem going to and/or from ethenol blend? I dunno - but my experience, with all my gasoline machines, suggests ethenol is good! -- Philip _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
