Is there an additive that can be added to gas to ward off some of the detrimental effects that ethanol may have on some small motors?
I know some small gas engines seem to be less accepting of ethanol and was wondering if anyone has else has run into this and what you have done to get around this.
I know I can use premium grades but the Co-op card lock I use does not have that available.
I can go into more detail on this if there are questions.
Thanks
Stan

 

No additive that I know of, but what I am a big fan of is "50 Fuel" for 2 stroke weed eaters, chainsaws etc.
http://www.50fuel.com/
That stuff is absolutely fantastic for 2-strokers!
1 quart metal cans found locally at O'Reilly's auto parts and lawn/garden equipment stores.
(Home Despot doesn't carry it anymore because some corporate moron discovered it's "flammable")

50:1 mix of all synthetic lube with custom formulated gasoline with NO ETHANOL. Plus it has a 2 YEAR SHELF LIFE!!! Try that with pump gas!
Last week I even dumped some in my 4cycle Honda lawnmower to clean the fuel system out. (I know, the oil was unneeded)

Our area had that ethanol fuel shoved down our throats too. (we consistantly were under the EPA limits so they just lowered the limits!)
Lots of people cussing that ethanol blended gasoline in small engines.

 

I don't know of anything either, but I absolutely will not run ethanol in anything with a small engine. I've got a barrel at home with regular unleaded just for lawnmowers, pump motors, skidsteers, etc.... Heck, my 2000 Jeep Cherokee doesn't even like ethanol, it runs terrible with it. I really don't care for the stuff and I even grow the corn that makes it! Ha ha ha (I don't sell any directly to the plant though) Good Luck, let us know if you find something.

 

Sta-bil and Star Tron has stabilizers for ethanol blended fuels. I'm using Star Tron.

MikeyB

 

Thanks for the replies. I am using stabilizer in some things but I probably should put some in every jerry can of gas I bring home.
What I have heard with Co-op up here is that they have to include 10% ethanol in all the regular gas they sell. They do not include the ethanol in what they deliver to the farms. (They tried but there were many complaints because of the great cleaning action of ethanol.) They still have to sell 10% ethanol so what is sold at the pumps may include more then 10%. This is from a snowmobile repair guy who has no use for Co-op gas. There is more to that story as well!
I will check some of those products recommended.
Thanks again.
Stan

 

If I use ethanol in my gasers it costs me a loss of about 7 to 10% mileage. The quality of gasoline today is terrible in that at the pumps - some "may contain ethanol" or "may contain up to 15% ethanol", etc. Then again it may contain 40% who knows. This stuff sucks and puts a big load on the world food supply, plus it costs more to produce. So there you go just like 35 years ago with the emissions crap and there went the mpg and use millions more barrels of fuel per year.

 

I have to make a special trip to the one station in town that sells eth-free super when I want gas for my mower, saw, or weed wacker.

A bit of Seafoam in the mix helps, but the only way I've found to get small engines (especially 2 strokes) to run well is not to use eth fuel.