No ethanol

[tjm]

21 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

So far, 100% of that 50% have been mistaken.

you have not found any non-oxygenated fuel at all?

[Quillback]

Must be a MO thing, I've tested it several times and no alcohol is present.  But, that is from an Arkansas station.

[fishinwrench]

1 hour ago, tjm said:

you have not found any non-oxygenated fuel at all?

None, not even once in the 8+ years that I have been actually testing it.   

I normally just do a "Look and Sniff" test unless somebody makes a big deal about how they "only purchase non-ethanol fuel....blah-blah-blah".

The really crazy thing is that even if I do the test in front of them they still don't believe it.  It's like that "NON-ETHANOL" sign has a spiritual effect on them.  No amount of common sense reasoning can sway them.     It's called brain****. 😐

[MOPanfisher]

I think a lot of people buy premium grade fuel thinking it is Ethanol Free.  Just because it's premium don't mean it's ethanol free.  Plus I know at leaSt one person who used Ethano Free fuel and then added I believe it was a mercury fuel system cleaner, which was mosy Alcahol, might be a different Alcahol that I don't know.  I would like to test some from where I get fuel.just to see.  Where does one get a tester and hiw much is it.

[snagged in outlet 3]

2 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Part of my initial testing consists of taking a fuel sample.  50% of guys from out of town say "I only use non-ethanol fuel".  

How does that work?  Would a fuel additive like merc sells trigger an alcohol reading?

[fishinwrench]

You can make a tester out of any glass jar.  If you want to know the exact percentage then you'll have to buy one of these little test bottles.....or do some math.

[fishinwrench]

11 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

How does that work?  Would a fuel additive like merc sells trigger an alcohol reading?

Not 10+% unless you're dumping in 5 gallons of it.  😂 

It works by separating the fossil fuel from the alcohol by using WATER to separate the two.   Alcohol mixes with water, fossil fuels don't.

Water separating fuel filters are yet another brain****, for reasons that I shouldn't have to explain.....but bygod everybody demands that they have one. 🙄

[tjm]

I might buy my non ethanol gas from the same place that Quillback does and every time I've tested it over 20 years or so it has been alcohol free. I just use a pint jar with masking tape on it, so I just see if ethanol is present or not, but  when it is, it likely is 10%. I started testing back before Mo. made ethanol mandatory, after damaging two chainsaws, with new saws and ethanol compatible oils, I'm not as concerned as I used to be.   I'm so close to Ar. that most of my gas is bought there.

[tjm]

Water removing or anti freeze additives like Heet can be all or mostly  alcohols. So they will show but unless it's quite a bit of it or you are very careful,  you might not notice. 10% is 12.8 oz per gal.

[Quillback]

19 minutes ago, tjm said:

I might buy my non ethanol gas from the same place that Quillback does and every time I've tested it over 20 years or so it has been alcohol free. I just use a pint jar with masking tape on it, so I just see if ethanol is present or not, but  when it is, it likely is 10%. I started testing back before Mo. made ethanol mandatory, after damaging two chainsaws, with new saws and ethanol compatible oils, I'm not as concerned as I used to be.   I'm so close to Ar. that most of my gas is bought there.

Yep, if you're concerned about, best to do your own testing.