gasoline with 10% ethanol

[fdinger]

This may have been discussed here before, but has anybody been using E-10 gasoline in their tractors? I haul the darn stuff and we changed our stations in this area in the past 2 weeks to E-10 ( I can still get Reg. Gas from other stations if I have to), but was wondering if anyone was having trouble with carburetors on the tractors ? I'm not a big fan of it or the Bio Diesel , but Uncle Sam is going to make all gas stations use it in time. Bio has to be in use at all pumps in PA by the end of May.

I've never had a problem using the e10 while others complain constantly....go figure.

I get regular gas here too now as a local station started advertising last week, about $.12 more but......

Scott

[Merk]

I've been running E10 base gas for years (have access to a local still). The key to any fuel is keeping it fresh. All my fuel is on a 30 day gas rule. Any gas (2 and 4 cycle) that is 30 days old is dump into one of my autos. I add a fuel stablizer to my fuel containers before the container(s) are filled. Two good fuel stablizers are Sta-Bil and the one Briggs and Stratton sells. The key to any fuel is how you store your fuel.

I've had no carb carb or fuel line problems on E10 gas.

[Matt G.]

I haven't had a lot of problems, but it does go bad much faster than gas used to. The biggest issue I've noticed is that some plastic parts in older engines shrink, dry out, and otherwise get destroyed by this stuff. Not sure why that is.

[Cub Cadet 123]

The Merkle gas is barely legal and highly volatile!!! haha...As far as the traditional gas, the gov. requires the use of a special chemical additive to comply with the Clean Air Act. The abbreviation of the chemical is MTBE, which is carcinogenic!!! It cannot be boiled out of water, filtered out, or anything so if it does reach the water table, then it could be an ecological disaster. In fact, entire towns have been shut down because filling stations tanks leaked it out into the water table. Without potable water, the town could not exist so property value went to $0 and the people abandoned the town.....think that was out west somewhere. The E-10 has always worked fine for me, of course I've only used it for about the past year and a half and as previously mentioned, the fuel stabilizer additive by StaBil makes it work even better, but still doesn't hold a candle to the Merkle Gas!

Cub Cadet 123

Originally Posted by Cub Cadet 123

The Merkle gas is barely legal and highly volatile!!! haha...As far as the traditional gas, the gov. requires the use of a special chemical additive to comply with the Clean Air Act. The abbreviation of the chemical is MTBE, which is carcinogenic!!! It cannot be boiled out of water, filtered out, or anything so if it does reach the water table, then it could be an ecological disaster. In fact, entire towns have been shut down because filling stations tanks leaked it out into the water table. Without potable water, the town could not exist so property value went to $0 and the people abandoned the town.....think that was out west somewhere. The E-10 has always worked fine for me, of course I've only used it for about the past year and a half and as previously mentioned, the fuel stabilizer additive by StaBil makes it work even better, but still doesn't hold a candle to the Merkle Gas!

Cub Cadet 123

Where can I find one of these towns?

Scott

[ole 147]

Well fdinger If U buy UR gas at different places.U probley used it and didn't know it.
10 should be ok I just don't let it set in the carb for extended periods of time.
ole 147