Ethanol Issues Getting Worse

[profisher]

Please don't read this as disrespectful, but you've identified that the motor + gas is the problem, yet you intend to keep the motor and the fuel.

If you're putting a lot of hours on a kicker, why not go EFI, and enjoy the lower noise and more precise throttle control as a bonus? Or for lower hour use, keep the carb motor and go synthetic fuel.

My solution is the keep 2-3 gallons of gas that I have the ethanol removed. (easy to do). I now have a 3 gallon day tank on the boat. I run the 9.9 on the ethanol blend from the boat’s main tank, with 15 minutes left in the trip I pull the fuel kine and plug in the day tank and no ethanol fuel. This flushes the fuel line, fuel oump and carb of all ethanol until next use. That 3 gallons would last all summer with the 15 minute run time.

 

[CIVANO]

My solution is the keep 2-3 gallons of gas that I have the ethanol removed. (easy to do). I now have a 3 gallon day tank on the boat. I run the 9.9 on the ethanol blend from the boat’s main tank, with 15 minutes left in the trip I pull the fuel kine and plug in the day tank and no ethanol fuel. This flushes the fuel line, fuel oump and carb of all ethanol until next use. That 3 gallons would last all summer with the 15 minute run time.

Interesting video. watch to end to see scaling up. some videos they add a drop or 2 of food coloring to the water.

 

[sly_karma]

My solution is the keep 2-3 gallons of gas that I have the ethanol removed. (easy to do). I now have a 3 gallon day tank on the boat. I run the 9.9 on the ethanol blend from the boat’s main tank, with 15 minutes left in the trip I pull the fuel kine and plug in the day tank and no ethanol fuel. This flushes the fuel line, fuel oump and carb of all ethanol until next use. That 3 gallons would last all summer with the 15 minute run time.

Seems reasonable. I wouldn't want to run ethanol-stripped fuel on an extended basis, as it reduces octane level. Cleaning a carb is less trouble than knocking under load.

 

[SpringVelocity]

The ethanol thing isn't a big deal with people who are mechanically inclined. Where people fall down is failing to know how to clean out a simple carburetor, and do fuel maintenance.

Your kind of asking for it with some of these carbed kickers not knowing at the very least how to fix the carb or carrying a spare.

I just did by lawn tractor and lawnmower this week and what a mess that ethanol does.

I won't run a carbed kicker on my boat anymore. Too much fuss vs the EFI.