They do have a stabil ethanol product now ( non marine specific) and I just put it in my gas cans. I know from experience the stuff is crap. Had to replace the carb on My 10 horse snowblower( $110) and the engine on my tractor ( 15.5 Kohler) the carb would leak into the crankcase. I had put a shutoff on the line but my son forgot to shut it off so the next time it was fired up it was toast. I also purchased a new push mower 3 years ago and bought the extended warranty. The carb had to be replaced once, the shop said Kohler would cover it but most other engine companies don't. It was never right ( I'd have to use starting fluid after about 3 months) so after the factory warranty was up,( 2 years) I took it back and got a new mower. Haven't had any issues with the car but it is all new except tank and sending unit. I expect I'll be replacing that next winter.
Ethanol blended fuel info.
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Gpuller
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Methanol and ethanol shouldn't be compared to each other at all. My boss ran a modified dirt track car that ran on methanol. By the end of the season the carb butteflies and throttle shafts were solid rust. Methanol attracts water far more than ethanol.
Carb on my Charger isn't rusty after a winter of storage and will fire and run fine. Maybe E10 fuels are formulated differently in other parts of the country. In my world there's no problem.
We produce more than enough corn in the US to support ethanol production and feed the world. Also most of the ethanol plants have been bought out by oil companies. So blame the oil companies for high gas prices, not ethanol or corn.
Carb on my Charger isn't rusty after a winter of storage and will fire and run fine. Maybe E10 fuels are formulated differently in other parts of the country. In my world there's no problem.
We produce more than enough corn in the US to support ethanol production and feed the world. Also most of the ethanol plants have been bought out by oil companies. So blame the oil companies for high gas prices, not ethanol or corn.
ga66mopar
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It takes more energy to produce ethanol than it produces. But hey if you leave common sense out it makes sense.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jul2005/2005-07-13-01.asp
It takes a total of 0.87 gallons of gasoline equivalent to grow one bushel of corn, which itself contains 3.17 gallons of gasoline equivalent energy. That calculation includes the fossil energy expended from the use of fertilizer, pesticides, machinery, irrigation and other inputs in corn production.
After the corn is produced, it then takes another 0.89 gallons of gasoline equivalent to ferment and distill one bushel of corn into 2.66 gallons of ethanol.
In addition, ethanol does not pack as much energy as gasoline because of its lower heating value. 2.66 gallons of ethanol is equivalent to 1.74 gallons of gasoline.
Ethanol producers receives $6 billion a year in subsidies
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/16/us-usa-senate-ethanol-idUSTRE75F5IN20110616
Ethanol producers, like Valero Energy, Archer Daniels Midland and POET, are laughing all the way to the bank.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jul2005/2005-07-13-01.asp
It takes a total of 0.87 gallons of gasoline equivalent to grow one bushel of corn, which itself contains 3.17 gallons of gasoline equivalent energy. That calculation includes the fossil energy expended from the use of fertilizer, pesticides, machinery, irrigation and other inputs in corn production.
After the corn is produced, it then takes another 0.89 gallons of gasoline equivalent to ferment and distill one bushel of corn into 2.66 gallons of ethanol.
In addition, ethanol does not pack as much energy as gasoline because of its lower heating value. 2.66 gallons of ethanol is equivalent to 1.74 gallons of gasoline.
Ethanol producers receives $6 billion a year in subsidies
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/16/us-usa-senate-ethanol-idUSTRE75F5IN20110616
Ethanol producers, like Valero Energy, Archer Daniels Midland and POET, are laughing all the way to the bank.
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