I hear you on the infrequently used engines, and they also tend to be
2-cycle with more vinyl tubes, rubber parts and diaphrams than you would
find in a car. I got so sick of taring down the carbueretors on my
weedeater, lawnmower and generator, even with stabil in the tank, that I
finally resorted to paying $4.10 a gallon for ethanol free gas. I have not
had a problem since. My generator is run so infrequently, though, that I
just ran it dry and am keeping my fingers crossed.

Jim

On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 9:13 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, May 3, 2013 at 7:07 AM
> Subject: Re: Sucky Gas Mileage - ethanol free
> To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
>
>
>    In my inline motor, 5sp  tin-top van, which I try to drive at about
> 65mph on the highway and no faster, I see approximately 1.5 to 2 miles per
> gallon of extra distance when I fill with pure gasoline.   I have not gone
> back through all my gas logs to get a statistically exact comparison when
> using the two different fuels, but that is about what I always see.
>   Most non-ethanol fuel is also "premium" with a higher octane number, so
> that may also be a factor in the better MPG figures.   Dunno for sure but
> at near sea level, I seem to feel slightly more power from premium no
> ethanol fuel...a little less accelerator pedal pressure to hold the speed
> to 65mph..
> The pure gasoline also ages much better, I try to keep that in my
> infrequently run engines, like chainsaws and some of my motorbikes...
>   Don Hanson
>
>
> On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 7:49 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
> camping.elliott@gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
> > "Problem is.....ethanol-free fuel sells for a premium akin to diesel or
> > high test.  Which eliminates any advantages the small increase in fuel
> > economy gives you."
> >
> > I am curious to see how many extra miles per gallon E0 gives over E10.
> > To that end, while I'm not logging cost, I have been alternating
> > tanksful of fuel between E10 and E0 since September and logging mileage.
> > In four short months I will have the results of a year's worth of
> > fill-ups. Stand by.
> >
> > --
> > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> > 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> > Bend, Ore.
> >
> >
>