I have a wood chipper that is miserable to start if ethanol gas sits in it for an extended period of time. (have to use some spray engine starter or whatnot) With ethanol-free gas, it starts on the first pull, even after sitting for half a year.
I use ethanol-free gas for all of my small engines.
Ethanol binds with water, literally pulling water (humidity) out of the air. Do you want water in your gas/engine?
Fuel stabilizer helps, but only partially. You’re still going to get some damage of plastic/rubber parts and the fuel won’t last as long as ethanol-free. It’s better than nothing if you simply can’t get ethanol-free gas.
Does Fuel Stabilizer Prevent Ethanol Damage? Let's find out!
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Another option is to add water to ethanol gas in order to bind with the ethanol. You then have to pour off the ethanol/water mixture from the bottom and get rid of of it. Check YouTube for a video. This works, but it does reduce the octane of the gas because ethanol raises the octane of gas.
The best way is to simply use ethanol-free gas if you can find it. Spend the extra money on ethanol-free gas instead of fuel stabilizer. Stop damaging your plastic/rubber parts and have a longer shelf life of the gas.
Ethanol gas is garbage.
I have a wood chipper that is miserable to start if ethanol gas sits in it for an extended period of time. (have to use some spray engine starter or whatnot) With ethanol-free gas, it starts on the first pull, even after sitting for half a year.
I use ethanol-free gas for all of my small engines.
Ethanol binds with water, literally pulling water (humidity) out of the air. Do you want water in your gas/engine?
...I think Sta-bil will help that...
Fuel stabilizer helps, but only partially. You’re still going to get some damage of plastic/rubber parts and the fuel won’t last as long as ethanol-free. It’s better than nothing if you simply can’t get ethanol-free gas.
Does Fuel Stabilizer Prevent Ethanol Damage? Let's find out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvS_D4_lF5U
(great freakin’ channel, subscribe and learn a lot)
Another option is to add water to ethanol gas in order to bind with the ethanol. You then have to pour off the ethanol/water mixture from the bottom and get rid of of it. Check YouTube for a video. This works, but it does reduce the octane of the gas because ethanol raises the octane of gas.
The best way is to simply use ethanol-free gas if you can find it. Spend the extra money on ethanol-free gas instead of fuel stabilizer. Stop damaging your plastic/rubber parts and have a longer shelf life of the gas.
...valid observation, nicely stated and framed...
...thanks for sharing....