Ethanol

[country0001]

What type of gas do they sell in ur state?

In Oklahoma we have E10 and regular gas still.

Do they still sell 100% gas in ur state?

Have u noticed a difference if u ran E10?

What would u buy if u had a choice?

Do u maintain ur fuel sytem properly?

Just a few questions.

 

[Hopman]

Pretty much all the fuel here in NH is E10. I've never had any issues.

If I had a chice, I'd buy whatever was less expensive.

 

[adsm08]

We are about 90% E10 here, at least in this half of the state. There are a few places you can still get straight up gas, but a lot of them also are known at local shops for having water in the tanks.

I noticed a loss of about 2 mpg in the ranger. The Olds would miss and carry on and vibrate to the point that I thought I had a bad engine mount.

I prefer straight gas, ethanol lowers my mileage and its highly corrosive. My fuel system is old and isn't rated for it. I know they say E10 won't damage the older stuff, by I'm not convinced.

I keep my system taken care of pretty well, regular filter changes, try to get some Lucas in the tank every fill-up, etc.

 

[daniel3507]

Im glad Oklahoma still sells 100% gas. There is a place near my house that sells both and i always go there for gas and get the 100% stuff. My truck doesnt run good on ethanol. rougher than normal idle, not as good of mileage, and knocks

 

[Jason]

You can still get regular gas in almost any state. Around here and most of NY E-10 is the standard and because of that I make great money driving to PA to get conventional. It is available locally but buying direct from the refinery is cheaper.

There are only a handful of stations around here selling conventional 87.

 

[Mac]

I think very few here have the straight grade and that's 93 octane. Pretty sure it's regulated. Rangers run fine on the 87 blend.
Dave

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Real gas is hard to find around here, pretty much everywhere has gone to the up to 10% ethanol blend.... even though my Ranger was rated for E85, it still ran better on regular 87 octane instead of the blend. One of the last times I managed to get some regular 87 I was able to hit 31 mpg highway.... since everyone has gone blended I lost about 2-3 mpg around town and about 4 highway. And don't get me started on the winter blend gas...

 

[Jason]

We are about 90% E10 here, at least in this half of the state. There are a few places you can still get straight up gas, but a lot of them also are known at local shops for having water in the tanks.

I noticed a loss of about 2 mpg in the ranger. The Olds would miss and carry on and vibrate to the point that I thought I had a bad engine mount.

I prefer straight gas, ethanol lowers my mileage and its highly corrosive. My fuel system is old and isn't rated for it. I know they say E10 won't damage the older stuff, by I'm not convinced.

I keep my system taken care of pretty well, regular filter changes, try to get some Lucas in the tank every fill-up, etc.

Water in the tanks is almost non-existent even though old-school mechanics still think it is. The pickups float on the top away from the water and the fuel haulers check for water before every drop with a special paste on the stick.

Ethanol won't hurt anything either. That's methanol that Sun Oil tried to use that messed shit up.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Water in the tanks is almost non-existent even though old-school mechanics still think it is. The pickups float on the top away from the water and the fuel haulers check for water before every drop with a special paste on the stick.

Ethanol won't hurt anything either. That's methanol that Sun Oil tried to use that messed shit up.

I disagree. I've gotten gas before in a 5-gal can and left it sit outside during the winter to dump in the tractor for plowing the driveway... and when I went to dump it in the tractor found a substantial amount of ice in it. Yes, you can still get water in gas. Granted it is not as common anymore, but it does still happen.

And Ethanol does cause problems because it burns different when compared with regular gas. Thus the loss of fuel economy. In small amounts I suspect it probably will do minimal or no damage to your fuel system... but it might screw with your computer if you're getting regular gas this tankful and 10% ethanol blend the next.

 

[waynesburgjay]

I don't notice much running up to 10 percent ethanol in my truck but for a boat motor it can wreak havoc

 

[country0001]

Water in the tanks is almost non-existent even though old-school mechanics still think it is. The pickups float on the top away from the water and the fuel haulers check for water before every drop with a special paste on the stick.

Water in tanks is highly unlikely, The pumps is usually 6 inches off the bottom of the tank. In OK, a tank will be shut down if 2 or more inches of water is found in it. Fuel haulers are supposed to check it, but don't always do.

If gas is left sitting around, even in gas cans, condensation can accumulate.

Winter blends are a little lower on octane, but remember, ethanol boost octane ratings by 2-3. So during the summer 87 can be 90 -91 octane.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Water in tanks is highly unlikely, The pumps is usually 6 inches off the bottom of the tank. In OK, a tank will be shut down if 2 or more inches of water is found in it. Fuel haulers are supposed to check it, but don't always do.

If gas is left sitting around, even in gas cans, condensation can accumulate.

Winter blends are a little lower on octane, but remember, ethanol boost octane ratings by 2-3. So during the summer 87 can be 90 -91 octane.

Yep, but a gallon or two of ice is more than a lil condensation, lol

Ethanol also burns at a different temperature than regular gasoline.

 

[country0001]

Yep, but a gallon or two of ice is more than a lil condensation, lol

That's a lot of water. Definitely wouldn't be going back to that station again.

 

[straycat]

I don't know about you guys but here in Florida when they started adding that 10% to our gas supply my wife and I noticed some drop in gas milage on our rides. Most of our friends have seen the same thing. Our tripodometers say we are getting less gas now. We looked back at our vacation trips that we always take notes on about how mush gas we used and how the gas mileage was as well. We went back 4 years and we can see about 7-8 % less gas milage for the past 2 years using BP and Citgo gas. It just seems fishy to me that they need more corn to cornhole us!!!!!!!


Straycat

 

[Destroyer000]

in upstate ny they use e10. and it SUCKS! my sleds run extremely crappy on 87 my girlfriends civic lost about 7mpg running 87 and my truck gets 10mpg after i jumped to 93 octane, everything started running extremely better. during the winter theirs ice and the gas gets a little gummy if left outside in the cold for a while. there has already been two cars that have come into work to get their ENTIRE fuel system fixed due to the e10 fuel. it was gumming it.