Ethanol Free Gas?

[Quillback]

There's a couple of places in Rogers that have 87 ethanol free.

When I was up in Nebraska and SD bird hunting I noticed that most stations up there give you a choice between 87 with ethanol and without. Seeing how those are big corn growing states and ethanol proponents, it seems if there's anyone who should be fulfilling the ethanol mandates it should be those corn growing states.

[Craig]

Took my 225 pro XS 2007 into ulrick marine for tune up had no problems with the motor he changed out the silver fuel hoes from the tank to the black hose and cut it open to show how the inner lining was starting to come apart. This is the hose installed by who ever did the initial setup of the boat. What he put in is Type B1-15 SAE this is a low- permeation hose. Do not remember what the original was. Here is a 2009 Merc Service bulletin about fuel hose

http://marinepartsexpress.com/Merc_Prod_Bull/Low%20Permeation%20Fuel%20Hose%20Bulletin%20No.%202008-11.pdf

[fishinwrench]

Craig, cutting open fuel supply lines and primer bulbs and parading them in front of customers is almost every shops favorite thing to do.

Fact is: regardless of the "EPA rated permeation value" stamped on the hose, it is gonna look like that after 6-7 years. LOL

Everyone is all about their water pump impellers....but nobody ever gives their fuel lines and Oil injection hoses a thought until one of them starts leaking.

They need replacing routinely also. All of them.

[Quillback]

Good point.

[Wayne SW/MO]

That would have to be a MO law then as we have the 87 no ethanol all over the place here in Nebraska. It is anywhere from 10-20 cents a gallon higher though.

Well you made me look.

All gasoline offered for sale at retail stations within the state must contain 10% ethanol (E10). This requirement is waived only if a distributor is unable to purchase ethanol or ethanol-blended gasoline at the same or lower price as unblended gasoline. Premium gasoline is exempt from this requirement.

It is a good question regarding why we have to burn it and a state like yours that is a heavy producer doesn't? Better lobbying here I suppose?

[Quillback]

That's an interesting piece of....legislation.

[Terrierman]

The 10% ethanol requirement is more about air pollution reduction than subsidizing corn growers.

[Guest]

I'm Buying ethanol free gas.

It's a personal choice.

I don't run a lot of gas thru my motor, so it's best to play it safe.

[Guest]

" Premium gasoline is exempt from this requirement"

Does this mean that premium is ethanol free?

[skeeter]

Different specific gravity between Ethanol and Gasoline causes Ethanol to separate from gasoline in a fuel container that is not in constant motion with the Ethanol falling to the bottom of the container.

Ethanol's natural affinity for water causes water to accumulate in the Ethanol causing interior rusting problems of Internal Combustion engines.

Equal amounts of gasoline vs. Ethanol yields approx. 30% lesser fuel economy for the Ethanol in spite of Ethanol's octane boosting properties.

We need to discover the reason 87 Octane or 89 Octane Ethanol-free gasoline is not available in Missouri and change that. Sounds to me like someone's palm is getting greased...as usual !