Must be time for another Ethanol Hater Meeting.
The only ones that are getting tired of burning corn are the ones who have poor fuel storage habits. Todays fuel has a short self life and different components that makes up the gas will separate with the heaviest component settling to the bottom on the fuel tank. All small engines should have a fuel shut off close to the fuel tank. I turn the fuel off and run the carb out of fuel.
My 2012 Chevy 2500HD can run E85. The best way I found to compare E85 and E10 was cost per mile to run each fuel. For several months I did record the what it cost per mile to run each fuel. The cost to run E85 and E10 were within a $.01 to $.02 of each other (depending on heavy my right foot was). E10 did get more distance and E85 was cheaper to buy (up to $.60 a gallon cheaper). I need to have E85 $.35 a gallon cheaper to make up the difference I loose in fuel mileage.
Walmart is good at taking advantage of their customers. I doubt they will sell enough non ethanol fuel to keep a fresh supply in their bulk tank. 6-8 months from now the end user will have the same problems they had running E10.
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