"Jere Lull" wrote in message
news:2007040320000575249-jerelull@maccom...
History won't help us much in the US, because they're adding ethanol and
that's causing all sorts of problems.

My friends run their outboards dry in the fall, then add small amounts of
what's left over from the season to their cars' tanks. Don't do that just
before you go for an emissions test, of course, but they report no
problems.

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Jere Lull
Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
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If I put 10% ethanol gas in my Highlander -- a fuel which costs exactly the
same as 100% gasoline of the same purported octane rating -- my mileage
drops from 21.5 per gallon to about 19.7. Virtually 10% lower mileage for
putting this non-fuel into my tank. This means that I have to burn more
"mixed fuel" (though about the same amount of actual gasoline) to travel the
same distance, but at 10% higher cost. I'll never understand why this is
supposed to be "good for the environment." Or, for that matter, for my
pocketbook. I have no idea what ethanol might be doing to my engine's hoses
and fittings, but being 2007 model, I hope that it's factored-in.
Nevertheless, I will only buy the 10% crap if I can't find any of the uncut
stuff.

As for the outboard's unused fuel, since the Suzuki outboard is
oil-injected, I don't have to pre-mix the gas and oil, so anything left in
the tank should go right into the Highlander with no problems at all. :-)

Karin