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11-06-2014, 02:29 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Ethanol woes
Here's good Ole ethanol at work.
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11-06-2014, 02:42 PM
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Average Joe
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YUK 
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11-06-2014, 02:43 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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I've prohibited my family in the use of ethanol fuel.
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11-06-2014, 02:45 PM
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Average Joe
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All we have around here is the 10% blend, but it's all gasoline. Can't find any without it.
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11-06-2014, 02:52 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrJoe
All we have around here is the 10% blend, but it's all gasoline. Can't find any without it.
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Close to any of these cities?
http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=MD
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11-06-2014, 02:56 PM
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All the pumps around me say "could contain up-to 10% ethanol" so you don't know if your getting it or not.
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11-06-2014, 02:58 PM
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Average Joe
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by f1100turbo
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There are two marinas within 40 miles of me.... Wonder if the Sunseeker floats 
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11-06-2014, 02:59 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy Vibe
All the pumps around me say "could contain up-to 10% ethanol" so you don't know if your getting it or not.
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Ontario: Costco 91; Canadian Tire 91; Esso 91; Ultramar 91
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11-06-2014, 02:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by f1100turbo
Here's good Ole ethanol at work.Turbs
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Looks like rust, which is caused by water which is absorbed by ethanol. So it might not be caused by ethanol.
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11-06-2014, 03:03 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldCoot
Looks like rust, which is caused by water which is absorbed by ethanol. So it might not be caused by ethanol.
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What you also don't see is all the rubber the ethanol has severely deteriorated.
Example. .........
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11-06-2014, 03:09 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldCoot
Looks like rust, which is caused by water which is absorbed by ethanol.
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Btw plastic fuel tank
AND BTW THAT'S MY POINT!
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11-06-2014, 03:14 PM
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Mod free 5er
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Must be the Iowegian weather, been using the stuff since it came out and never had a problem. Heet is nothing but ethanol strictly for moisture absorbtion. We ran methanol in our race car and had no problems other than a white chalk like coating we cleaned out of the 38mm flat slides every week.
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11-06-2014, 03:20 PM
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Average Joe
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Could it have been dirty fuel from someone?
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11-06-2014, 03:34 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrJoe
Could it have been dirty fuel from someone?
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I don't think so.
Shop all gets there fuel in the same place always.
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11-06-2014, 03:39 PM
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Was that filter from your truck or something else?
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11-06-2014, 03:40 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy Vibe
Was that filter from your truck or something else?
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Shop truck at work
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11-06-2014, 03:48 PM
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Senior Member
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Nobody asked.... my main issue with ethanol/methanol fuels is the shelf-life....same as boidiesel.... no shelf life.
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11-06-2014, 03:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Peachtree City
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WOW
I switched all my gas burning engines to non ethanol. they start and run a lot better. What use to take 5 pulls to start takes 1 now!!!
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11-06-2014, 03:56 PM
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Some what related to ethenol. Since it lowers your fuel economy, you need to burn more fuel = more emissions, aka pollution, into the atmosphere to arrive at your destination.
Since we now produce more oil than Saudi Arabia, and through good old American ingenuity, effectively have access to known oil reserves to power us into the distant future, wouldn't it make sense to try and mitigate potential damage to internal combustion engines. Thats not even mentioning all the energy burnt to plant, harvest and distill the ethenol.
At least lets use more efficient fuels (gosh we have plenty) until a more viable alternative is discovered. Just sayin'
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11-06-2014, 03:56 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Location: Iowa
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Iowa snowmobile association "state" funded has started a campaign "look before you pump" for recreation vehicles.
The issa is starting to receive some funding from the fuel tax of non ethanol fuel.
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