BoatUS sent me the link. Please hit it!
http://cqrcengage.com/boatus/app/act-on-a-regulation?2&engagementId=389053
http://cqrcengage.com/boatus/app/act-on-a-regulation?2&engagementId=389053
Another ethanol petition
- Thread starter Gene Neill
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I think the AOPA has had a lot to do with it plus the fact that it has taken the FAA almost 20 years so far to approve a replacement fuel for 100LL just to get us a lead free fuel. Last I read they are still a ways off and that is fine with me.
Since there is really no federal oversight or regulation with boat motors like there is with aircraft motors we don't have anyone of power watching our backs so they can pour all the corn syrup in the fuel that is allowed.
Sam
I don't see any evidence that marine fuel will be blended above 10% ethanol with the industry stating it will cause problems. So you need to buy your fuel at the fuel dock not the gas station. My 22 y.o. Pickup truck runs ethanol blended fuel no problem. Thousands of gallons, no problems.
I'm surprised a bunch of sailors don't know the futility of 'pissing into the wind'. This is a purely political (read - bigmoney/lobby) issue over which we are little more than background noise.
For those to whom this is a problem, your choice is fighting the above or finding/using readily available e-free fuel sources virtually everywhere. Pick one!
For those to whom this is a problem, your choice is fighting the above or finding/using readily available e-free fuel sources virtually everywhere. Pick one!
It is my understanding that there are a few issues with the ethanol. First we all know that it attacks fuel lines and some tanks. But for small outboards, like under 8-10 hp, the aluminum corrosion that it causes due to absorption of water clogs the small internal passages. Larger engines have larger passages that are not affected as quickly and they also use more fuel so water doesn't tend to collect and cause damage. And it is not just outboards- the ethanol also plays havoc with all the small engines around your home- string trimmers, leaf blowers, chainsaws, etc.
I have a friend who owns a marina on a lake near me and he claims that the small 4-stroke engines are even worse because the fuel passages are even smaller than the 2-stoke carbs. He claims the only successful way to clean those 4-cycle carbs is with an ultrasonic cleaner.
I have switched to ethanol-free fuel that I buy in a neighboring state for my outboard and all of my small engines. To date, no problems. For the 5 years prior to switching, my 3.5hp outboard was extremely unreliable. My wife wanted me to toss it overboard!
I have a friend who owns a marina on a lake near me and he claims that the small 4-stroke engines are even worse because the fuel passages are even smaller than the 2-stoke carbs. He claims the only successful way to clean those 4-cycle carbs is with an ultrasonic cleaner.
I have switched to ethanol-free fuel that I buy in a neighboring state for my outboard and all of my small engines. To date, no problems. For the 5 years prior to switching, my 3.5hp outboard was extremely unreliable. My wife wanted me to toss it overboard!
Same here, Rich.. here, I can buy ethanol free at Murphy Oil stations in town (many Wal Marts have one in the same lot).. I use it for hurricane fuel storage (15 gallons, about a year to turn over) and all small engines, two and four stroke.. It really has eliminated carburetor problems in the little ones.. The problem really is the lobbying group of corn farmers..
I'll agree to the lobbying but wouldn't say farmers. The shortage of corn for feed pushed the beef and pork prices up so I wouldn't say the farmers brought this about. Its hard to follow the money. However there is a lot of discussion in this state about banning those round bales of hay.
All U Get
Where are these sources in So. Calif?
Based on Thinwater's research, I am having good luck with BioBor EB in my outboard. But apart from buying TruFuel at Home Depot at exorbitant cost, I'm not aware of these ethanol-free sources that are "everywhere"--at least out here.
Ethanol free gas is not available everywhere.
Check this site for locations near you.
https://www.pure-gas.org/
Check this site for locations near you.
https://www.pure-gas.org/