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Around here "Marine Gas" is ethanol free, and I don't know anywhere there aren't boats
2-cycle oil ratios?
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Around here "Marine Gas" is ethanol free, and I don't know anywhere there aren't boats
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When I go to websites for ethanol free nothing shows up in an area of 9 million people in my part of California...
California Ethanol Free Gas Stations
Friends that live in Oregon say they have no problems finding it.
Going the option to buy in quarts at home depot works out to be about $25 a gallon.
California Ethanol Free Gas Stations
Friends that live in Oregon say they have no problems finding it.
Going the option to buy in quarts at home depot works out to be about $25 a gallon.
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Just confirmed that ethanol free fuel is not available at here... the fuel docks only sell ethanol fuel with an additive pack and currently a gallon with set you back $4.25.
The only place I have been able to find it outside of quart cans is from a racing fuel blender in 55 gallon drums...
The only place I have been able to find it outside of quart cans is from a racing fuel blender in 55 gallon drums...
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Maybe you can stock up when you are at your place in Washington?
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I've run 50:1 in all my Stihl saws and 2 Echo weed eaters, and 1 Jonsered brush cutter/weed eater for at least a few years. Recently I found a local NON-E-10 gas supplier, and now only use NON-E-10 gas. I don't store any gas in vented containers anymore. ALL the gas I use in my 2 strokes is available ONLY as high test; there is no low octane gas available as NON-E-10. One reason this is the case in VT, from my understanding, is that snowmobilers are a big contributor to our economy. So, between boating in spring and summer, (this year spring will occur around early June, and summer will end around mid-August; I STILL have snow on the ground!)
and snowmobiling from July 30th 'till heII freezes over... There is plenty of demand for E-10 free gas.
As to vintage cars, like T's and A's, they aren't 2 stroke engines; their engines were made of real steel, iron, etc. They ran on leaded gas, which coated the valves, etc.
Can't say whether detergent oils would hurt them or not, nor what to run for gasoline to get them the octane they need from what's available today. But, I seriously doubt their tolerances are that tight even after a rebuild- they didn't need to be back then, but I could be wrong, so if so, please feel free to correct my thinking.
With the last 20+ years of two stroke weed eaters/chain saws, etc. the metal used and tolerances are closer when new that ever before. Synthetic oil is a great improvement over everything prior, and allows for a lot of good outcomes that just weren't previously available. Synthetic oils have allowed manufacturers to guarantee saws for longer periods, when used exclusively with their specific brand of oil mix.
Engines run better in conjunction with synthetic oils and NON-E-10 gas. Everyone of my friends in the chain saw/weed eater, brush cutter, 2 stroke business, selling these tools, recommends 50:1 mix. I had a hard time at first thinking things specked to different ratios would stand up. They all have without exception. YMMV.
and snowmobiling from July 30th 'till heII freezes over... There is plenty of demand for E-10 free gas.As to vintage cars, like T's and A's, they aren't 2 stroke engines; their engines were made of real steel, iron, etc. They ran on leaded gas, which coated the valves, etc.
Can't say whether detergent oils would hurt them or not, nor what to run for gasoline to get them the octane they need from what's available today. But, I seriously doubt their tolerances are that tight even after a rebuild- they didn't need to be back then, but I could be wrong, so if so, please feel free to correct my thinking.
With the last 20+ years of two stroke weed eaters/chain saws, etc. the metal used and tolerances are closer when new that ever before. Synthetic oil is a great improvement over everything prior, and allows for a lot of good outcomes that just weren't previously available. Synthetic oils have allowed manufacturers to guarantee saws for longer periods, when used exclusively with their specific brand of oil mix.
Engines run better in conjunction with synthetic oils and NON-E-10 gas. Everyone of my friends in the chain saw/weed eater, brush cutter, 2 stroke business, selling these tools, recommends 50:1 mix. I had a hard time at first thinking things specked to different ratios would stand up. They all have without exception. YMMV.
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I keep forgetting California might as well be a different country with how there are 49 State regs and California regs... needed to buy a toilet for rental... the same as always and learned there is a ultra-low flow 1.28 and it is the only model that can be sold... just like buying paint to refinish my old cars... so it only follows that fuel and power equipment has to be different too.
Boston Harbor Marina in very close by...
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cans, bottles or draft ?
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Needles or pills?
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It's about a 7 hour drive. Same name, that's about it! Lot's of property for still for sale.
