Gasoline Problems

[TopBanana]

I don't know about the rest of the country these days, but here in the greater Baltimore metro area, all our fuel has 10% ethanol in it. One of the problems seems to be separation, so I'm really concerns about firing up the vehicles is what kind of problems this is going to cause. I Sta-Bil'd the hell out of all my vehicles that were stored for the winter but I don't know if that or just sloshing the fuel to try and "re-mix" it is gonna be enough.

Any thoughts? I know this new stuff is really wreaking havoc on boaters in the area and people w/ plastic tanks.

 

[AdamR]

We've had Ethanol mixed gas for years in CT and I have never had a problem starting the car after storing it for the winter.

 

[rumblefish360]

What Adam said. Theres also no need to "Sta-Bil the hell out of it."
A full tank sealed will last a few months. Sta-Bil will hold it best for longer.
No need to shake the car and use a stick to stir up the gas. Just go and fill up with some fresh gas.

 

[340mopar]

The gas / alcohol mix will not seperate and the alcohol will actually help with removing moisture from the tank. Also alcohol does not do anything to a plastic tank approved for fuel use. I use plastic race fuel jugs with my 100% alcohol and never had a problem.

These things you mention are just "wifes tails" started by people that just don't know.


Chuck

 

[66dartman]

We've had ethanol blend here for years as well. Only problem is on warmer days it vapor locks big time.

 

[ted_sweet]

its all we have had in ny for a number of years, no problems.