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Ethanol and WTF?

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I see that Texas has just introduced an optional mixture of ... 85%
Ethanol/15% gasoline ... in certain stations. I wonder what THAT will
do
to my Texas based boat???

It will burn your two-stroke up!

I'm suprised you didn't do it with the ethanl (wisconsin) blend .

Two cycle oil has a difficult time mixing with the alcohol in the fuel.

when E-85 first hit this area. it was considerably cheaper than regular
fossil fuel.

some el-cheapo's decided that was the way to go fir "feeshin' in the
locak lake. The local mechanic had a a great time replacing power heads
and complete engines beliving E-85 was a God-send!

People wouldn't believe that the Ethanol would destroy a two-stroke
after all "gas-is-gas".

he had a jar with E-85 in it, with some two stroke oil. You could shake
up that jar like a hula girl. Stop. and watch the oil imediatly float
to the top. it didn't mix one bit.

I don't believe that at all. How does the ethanol mix with the gas, if
it won't mix with the oil? Also, how does the ethanol, at 15% keep the
oil from mixing with the 85% gasoline?

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