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Vic Smith

On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:58:39 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:49:07 -0700 (PDT), "Robert M. Gary"
wrote:

Where I live most counties require corn in the auto gas. This has been
a major problem for many engines. The small engine repair shops are
super busy cleaning the gum out of engines and replacing carbs. The
FAA put out a directive stating that low compression engines
previously certified to run on auto gas cannot run anything that
contains ethenol. The recommendations for engines now is that you...
1) Never run gas more than 2 weeks old (buy your mower gas before you
mow)
2) Never shut down an engine with fuel in it, cut off the fuel supply
and let it run through. All mowers, edgers, etc sold in the area no
include a fuel cut-off.

I'm wondering how this affects boats. Do you drain your fuel after
each run? Is there a way to cut oft the fuel supply to work the gas
out of the system before it eats up the seals?

-robert

We have had 10% ethanol in all gasoline in Connecticut for several
years now. The only real problems for boats were for a brief
transition period. That was due to the ethanol dissolving crud in old
dirty gas tanks, which then clogged jets. Clean the tank and jets and
everything is good. A few old boats had fiberglass fuel tanks that
were damaged by the alcohol. Other than that, it really hasn't been a
big deal at all. I have lots of small yard machines, and they all run
fine with the new stuff too. I've always used Stabil in all gass for
small engines, and Stabil has even been reformulated for gas
containing ethanol.

RELAX!

I never use Stabil or any other such snake oil., and don't pay any
attention to the gas I've left in the mower and weed whacker.
In the spring they start right up.
Why are you so up tight about this?

--Vic ( A laid back dude)