I agree. If the engine is tuned and built for it, yes no worries but either manufactures are claiming an easy out on warranty work and blaming ethanol or there is some truth to the myth.
I read an article in Bassmaster a couple of years back where the outboard manufacturers were siting issues with E gas stating they didn't have a chance to design their motors for it and now they are scrambling.
If the motor is designed for it, great. If not, seems a risk to me but I'm not a mechanic so I can't really weigh in on it at an informed level. I see both sides of the argument of propaganda and potential hazards. If I can pay about the same amount for non-E fuel, I'll go that route till the dust settles. :-)
It's just like global warming. No one can prove it for sure. MIT scientists all agree its not possible to prove. Global fluctuation in temp is probably a more sustained theory but cannot be proven. Knowing something about this subject matter at a professional level, I agree. If you cannot accurately calculate a carbon footprint, then how can you mandate carbon credits to polluting manufactures? Its a tax on a polluting company with a fancy name. If you can't calculate a credit, how can you charge a credit?
Until it's all settled out over time, I'll go on the safe side and look for non-E as a precaution. Even if it has E in it as Stump said, I'd like to think I tried to prevent any issues. Lol!!
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