Both my Ryobi string trimmer (4 cycle) and chainsaw (2 cycle) were fed ethanol laced fuel before I'd heard of the reported problems. They were run hard, and put up wet (gas still in the tanks). After two years, neither one would start and run. After replacing the HARD fuel lines, trying to clean the carbs and failing to get running engine, I bought new carbs for both of them. Putting a new carb on the trimmer cured it - it runs fine, and has had no ethanol since. I finally really needed the chain saw, so installed the new carb on it, but no change - still would not run. Finally I changed the spark plug, and IT RAN.
So, who knows if ethanol laced fuel will kill small engines? I don't . . . Since it is prohibited by the FAA, and repairs are EXPENSIVE, and failures can be deadly, I don't let the stuff near my Cessna. The Ford is approved for up to E85, but has never had E anything, so far, since I fill it at the same time I buy fuel for the Cessna. On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 6:54 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 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 > > -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ 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.
