Ethanol Free Gas

[ericm979]

If it has nothing to do with government then way is E0 not more available?

There are federal requirements for a certain amount of ethanol blended into fuel. It's a bulk amount, not a percentage in the fuel. If the bulk amount adds up to say 8% of all the fuel sold, then they can sell E0 as long as 80% of the fuel sold is E10. Those aren't the actual numbers (and those change every year), just an example.

gas producers sell anything they can so someone is stopping EO use in all the gas stations. My Buddy has a shell station and tells me the state won't let him have eo fuel tanks.

Dunno about your state but as far as I can tell California has not banned E0. However there is an oxygenate requirement and ethanol is an oxygenate, and the federal ethanol requirements still apply. So it's easiest to make and sell E10. Only a few stations sell E0 in my area and they charge a premium for it.

 

[ultrarunner]

Might have missed it but my boat repair friend says ethanol causes havoc with older fiberglass fuel tanks and it is not just the tank as the dissolved mess spreads to the engine…

Why E10 & early fibreglass tanks don't mix - Leighton O'Brien

Evidence gathered by Leighton O’Brien points towards integrity issues and loss of containment in older fiberglass resin tanks.

www.leightonobrien.com

 

[ultrarunner]

There are federal requirements for a certain amount of ethanol blended into fuel. It's a bulk amount, not a percentage in the fuel. If the bulk amount adds up to say 8% of all the fuel sold, then they can sell E0 as long as 80% of the fuel sold is E10. Those aren't the actual numbers (and those change every year), just an example.



Dunno about your state but as far as I can tell California has not banned E0. However there is an oxygenate requirement and ethanol is an oxygenate, and the federal ethanol requirements still apply. So it's easiest to make and sell E10. Only a few stations sell E0 in my area and they charge a premium for it.

My understanding is no pump E0 sold…

When sold E0 and leaded fuel is sold in cans and drums…

 

[Ricn]

EO is available in many areas, just not close by for me. I travel 30 miles one way to get it, what a pain plus extra expense over the $6.50 price of the gas.

 

[ruffdog]

There are many different testers on the market for testing ethanol levels of fuel. I bought mine in the 80s and they all work the same. First put water in to the first line, fill to the top line with gasoline, shake shake shake, let sit for several minutes and read ethanol level.

Fuel-It! Glass Ethanol Content Tester

 

[jyoutz]

My understanding is no pump E0 sold…

When sold E0 and leaded fuel is sold in cans and drums…

EO is sold at pumps, but they are few and far between.

 

[Jstpssng]

. I travel 30 miles one way to get it, what

To put this in perspective I travel 20 miles for it, as well as for E-10

 

[Too many Kubotas]

To put this in perspective I travel 20 miles for it, as well as for E-10

For me it's also 20 miles, but 100 for the E-0. Not round trip, by the way.

Definitely not worth the hassle, even at 200 gallons at the time, especially since E-10 works just fine.

 

[jyoutz]

I just discovered that a small air park close to me has 100 octane E0 gas. The person there says they use it in small engines such as mowers. The E0 I used to buy was 90 octane. Would there be any problems using the 100 octane fuel in my small engines?

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Nope. It shouldn't hurt anything. Just make it harder to start.