On 12/28/15 8:42 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
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On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 13:20:24 -0500, "Mike Marlow"
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Michael wrote:
I added premium unleaded to my gas can (plus oil) this time around
for my chainsaw. My chainsaw seemed to run a little hotter, which
was helpful, but I wonder if this is not the best thing for the
machine. Any thoughts? Thanks.
I use only ethanol free gas for all of my small engines and my farm
tractor. Around here the only ethanol free gas you can get is
Premium. I've never noticed any difference in how hot my engines
run on it, and I have two Stihl chainsaws that I use the stuff in.
The place where I get my saws serviced strongly recommends only
using ethanol free fuel in them, which by definition, means premium
gas. I've not heard of any ramifications from using the stuff.
Using higher octane than required won't hurt anything except your
wallet.
Indeed - but using that ethanol crap will hurt yer pocketbook even more.
Ask me how I'd know - have you priced the newer fuel lines that are
impervious to ethanol? Of course you never really come to understand these
costs until that day you go out to use the machine and it's pouring fuel all
over itself through the deteriorated lines. It's almost highway robbery!
Don't even get me going on trying to rebuild carbs on small tools like
string trimmers...
I have a flex fuel and I refuse to use the E-85 stuff. Sure, it won't
do any damage to my vehicle but why would I want to get 30% less millage
and pay almost the same price as gas?
It ****es me off that the corn ethanol is mandated by the government to
subsidize their failed corn farmer policies. We're paying for it with
our tax dollars, yet it still costs almost as much as regular gasoline.
So why the #U@& would I pay as much for it as gas and get 30% lower
millage. If I'm subsidizing it, it should be much cheaper.
Also, how the h3!! does it fluctuate perfectly in sync with gasoline
prices when it only contains 15% gas? When gas is 2 bucks a gallon,
E-85 is around 2 bucks. When gas is 4 bucks a gallon, E-85 is around 4
bucks when there's no fluctuation in the ethanol supply and the price is
controlled. Who's doing that math? What a rip-off.
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