No more ethanol-free gas? (maybe just here in NY?)

[kettensäge]

Last ethanol free in PA was 8-31-2010, not sure how they changed it to counteract the ethanol but I did notice better power and mileage over the past month.

 

[nate379]

No ethanol gass here.

 

[Intheswamp]

When I bought my saw last summer, I asked my local Stihl dealer which was better, high-octane with ethanol or 87 E-free. They said the 87 E-free.
Haven't dealt with them very much, so can't speak for their experience. That's just what they told me.

I'll call Rhodes in Albany when I need fuel again and find out if they still sell it.

I'll stick with what my owner's manual tells me for now - 90 octane or better, otherwise you risk damaging the engine. E-10 won't hurt things real badly unless you let it sit around long enough to cause phase separation to occur, then you'll probably blow up your saw. Stabil/Sea Foam is the cure for that. Two of my saws have had fuel lines replaced with Tygon, the rest will be as needed. I have to accept the E-10 as a sad fact of life and just hope and pray they don't force E-15 down our throats before long.

Homebrewz, I will being going right past Rhodes on the way to my friend's house tomorrow morning. I'll stop and ask if they are open for business when I pass (I'm leaving here early in the AM). They used to have regular and high test E-free, but maybe all the have is the regular now. Oh, and another place in Troy, NY used to be listed on the Pure-gas site, but I see that one is gone now as well.

I hear you on the E-15, Bk. I wonder what impact the flooding in the Mississippi Valley/Delta and the floods that preceded the flooding in the delta will have on corn prices.

Ed

 

[oldspark]

When I bought my saw last summer, I asked my local Stihl dealer which was better, high-octane with ethanol or 87 E-free. They said the 87 E-free.
Haven't dealt with them very much, so can't speak for their experience. That's just what they told me.

I'll call Rhodes in Albany when I need fuel again and find out if they still sell it.

I'll stick with what my owner's manual tells me for now - 90 octane or better, otherwise you risk damaging the engine. E-10 won't hurt things real badly unless you let it sit around long enough to cause phase separation to occur, then you'll probably blow up your saw. Stabil/Sea Foam is the cure for that. Two of my saws have had fuel lines replaced with Tygon, the rest will be as needed. I have to accept the E-10 as a sad fact of life and just hope and pray they don't force E-15 down our throats before long.

Homebrewz, I will being going right past Rhodes on the way to my friend's house tomorrow morning. I'll stop and ask if they are open for business when I pass (I'm leaving here early in the AM). They used to have regular and high test E-free, but maybe all the have is the regular now. Oh, and another place in Troy, NY used to be listed on the Pure-gas site, but I see that one is gone now as well.

I hear you on the E-15, Bk. I wonder what impact the flooding in the Mississippi Valley/Delta and the floods that preceded the flooding in the delta will have on corn prices.

Ed

I think over the long haul ethanol is not a good idea, just another "feel good" idea that has little merit in the big picture.

 

[Battenkiller]

I just had to deliver four non-running Dolmar 420s to a local dealer for a friend of mine. Every one has fuel line problems because of E-gas. The dealer highly recommended using Star Tron fuel additive when using E-10, so I bought a bottle for when my E-free runs out... which should be any day now. :-S

 

[PJF1313]

Battenkiller - What kind of 2-cycle oil do you use?

I've been running Star-tron in all my gas the last few years - straight for the mowers and snow blowers, and it, with a synthetic 2-cycle for the saws and brush cutter. So far, knock on wood, no problems as of yet.

 

[Battenkiller]

I've been using Amsoil Dominator, 40:1. I just bought a quart of Amsoil Saber that I intend to run 50:1 in all my saws.