Ethanol

[meschenk]

I have heard horror stories of a fellow with a shadow who used gasoline from the pump that was 15% ethanol.

Over the course of 10-20k miles, the ethanol held in H2O and it in turn rotted out his rubber tubes and made a wreck of his cylinders.

Anyone else hear things similar? Or how to prevent it?

Along with that, what % ethanol is in the fuel at the pumps around the US?

[wyomingtrucker]

10% ethanol in most pumps around the states. It will be changing to 15% soon tho.


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[jpr1968]

Actually the 15% ethanol is on hold. Car and motorcycle manufacturers put up a stink. As far as the horror story that waseither an exageration or a made-up or a friend told a friend ect ect. We/ve been using 10% ethanol in Chicago for many years and the only bad thing was some lose of mpg and a gummed up carb or two becuase the gas didn't have a stabilizer. Unless something changes the rest of the country will probably go ethanol in the next couple of years.

[wyomingtrucker]

15% is on the way. Ethanol actually suspends water instead of allowing it to separate and settle to the bottom. If left sitting It will eat anything rubber and plastic.


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[falcon1234]

there's a bottle of additive my bike shop recommended that you add a little bit to each fill, and it supposedly reduces or removes the effects of ethanol on the bike parts, but i cant for the life of me remember what it's called

[GiveItToMikey]

Star Tron Enzyme Fuel Treatment - HOME

[C.W.]

STA-BIL has a new ethanol treatment product. I have no idea how good it is.

STA-BIL.com

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[SnoGhost13]

Originally Posted by C.W.

STA-BIL has a new ethanol treatment product. I have no idea how good it is.

STA-BIL.com

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This is interesting. Never knew they made the straight ethanol treatment. Does anyone know if this is a different blend from the marine sta-bil? The marine states it is an ethanol treatment as well.

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[John Hopkins]

My general feeling is that as long as you are using the bike you are probably OK..but if you leave it parked up for a month or more you may end up with a coating of varnish inside your carbs..

I don't like the stuff and think all filling stations should give us the choice of buying straight gas / petrol..

John.

[davelisowski]

yeah, 10% ethanol is enough. I can't believe there is a push for higher... well, I can believe it because it's a corn product.

There are a few gas stations around that advertise 'No ethanol' gas, but it's not a place I'd ride to just to fill up.