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Originally Posted by snoel
I checked this out. And found 2. One is the airport, and the other is the marina. Neither is gona' be bargain priced!
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Same problem I had but worse... It's only available at an ag store that has cash only pumps and never seems to have an attendant. I've tried to buy AG diesel for Dad's green tractor there a few times and had no luck at all finding a warm body.
If ethanol is really a big deal the lazy solution is to shut the fuel off and let the carb run dry every time. On my stuff the bowl holds about 1 minute worth of full throttle fuel. I may start doing this every time (as opposed to just shutting the gas off) just because I'm getting paranoid now.
As far as stabilizers and such... if the gas is older than 6 months I drain it and mix it back in with new gas at about 20%... Even my Jeep with O2s and a cat doesn't mind it. I have a habit of filling/draining my generator twice a year and running the gas through vehicles (since the generator is essentially in storage I always run the carb dry). The generator stays full that way and I always have "emergency" mowing gas on hand. I've heard various reports of modern gas spoiling in a few months but I've never personally experienced it. At $4+ a gallon I'm not going to throw it away unless I'm positive its turned to varnish.
The 2 cycle stuff DOES seem more sensitive to elderly/modern fuel. I use my 2 cycle stuff so little that I drain them after every use these days. The oil I buy claims to have stabilizers in it (I run B&S oil in B&S motors and Stihl oil in Stihl motors... it all costs about the same so why not?) but it doesn't seem to make a difference. After about 2 months they never want to start if you leave gas in them.