Ethanol Issues Getting Worse

[N2013]

Found some Etahnol Free Gas at the Nanaimo COOP by Woodgrove.

 

[trophywife]

I bought a used chainsaw from a neighbour, cut some stuff in the fall and a Christmas tree in December. I still have all my toes.
Then I put it under my boat in the garage. What should I have done? He says it has premium in it.

at this point empty the tank, drain the fuel bowl, remove the drain screw and blast some carb cleaner in it. next year stabilize the fuel and if you can start it up every month. or, if you are not using it often purchase some synthetic fuel. zero ethanol and premixed. . great storage fuel for small engines.

 

[Max123]

If you using a chainsaw for occasional work, I'd just pay up and buy TruFuel (no ethanol) from home depot. Throw a splash of Seafoam every fill - it will be fine.

Personally at this point, I'd just buy a Milwaukee M18 chainsaw if I needed one. One low capacity battery for your small tools, one high capacity for big tools like this.

 

[M1SF1T]

I was just down in Florence Oregon. VP Racing stations selling 110 octane, leaded. Even Shell had some sort of ultra premium high octane fuel, not sure if it was leaded too.

Maybe look into 100 low lead ie. avgas.

 

[Eric Reesor]

Given up on motors back to poverty sticks. Much happier camper as the boats roar around hunting for fish with fish finders. Salt or fresh. Knowing conditions where and when is much more interesting at my age of 72. If I get blown off the ponds or the salt chuck so be it.

 

[Fisher Down]

Found some Etahnol Free Gas at the Nanaimo COOP by Woodgrove.

Not any more. The only site in Nanaimo with 0% ethanol premium is Victoria Road.

(sorry to post twice)
FD

 

[profisher]

I’ve come up with a plan to keep my 9.9 Yamaha happy. I’m going to remove the ethanol from the gas in 3 gallon batches. My day tank is 3 gallons and I use it for no ethanol fuel. To make that 3 gallons last a long time I will run the fuel from the main tank which has ethanol in it. With 15 minutes left in each trip I will switch to the day tank and flush it of the ethanol blended fuel. That way if the motor sits for a while it won’t affect it.

 

[zurk]

or you could save yourself all that headache and just buy trufuel from home depot.
or get a suzi efi engine
or get an electric motor.

 

[Sea Chaser]

I’ve come up with a plan to keep my 9.9 Yamaha happy. I’m going to remove the ethanol from the gas in 3 gallon batches. My day tank is 3 gallons and I use it for no ethanol fuel. To make that 3 gallons last a long time I will run the fuel from the main tank which has ethanol in it. With 15 minutes left in each trip I will switch to the day tank and flush it of the ethanol blended fuel. That way if the motor sits for a while it won’t affect it.

If my boat sits for a month I need to pull the carb. Yammy 8hp. Getting pretty fast at it but it’s a pain in the arse

 

[Hardy Guy]

My buddy got so mad he now stores his carb in his shop if not fishing for a month. Kicker is less than 2 years old, yami 9.9

 

[profisher]

or you could save yourself all that headache and just buy trufuel from home depot.
or get a suzi efi engine
or get an electric motor.

The synthetic fuels are pricey. My Yami big block 9.9 is probably the best kicker I have owned. I’ve had this one since 2006 and who knows how many hours on it. I also can work on it myself with my eyes closed. So when an issue like crappy fuel pops up I can fix it today and not pay a shop. I also have another mint low hour spare.. so when the time comes…. no mods to the boat just switch them out.

 

[Howzer]

Just bought a Merc 9.9 EFI... fuel injectors, no carb. I'm not going to miss the annual carb clean.

 

[wolf]

I'm not going to miss the annual carb clean.

Said no one ever!!!

 

[Sea Chaser]

Lucky if it was only annual lol

 

[Strait shooter]

Is the gas at the prestige in Sooke ethanol free.