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ethanol in gasoline??????????

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kx666:
yes, the oil seperates. sorry wrighing and spelling are not a strong point of mine.   :wink:

Polar-Bus:

--- Quote from: RM_Rider14 on February 16, 2010, 12:03:51 PM ---It's harmless.

--- End quote ---

Not true.
E10 won't be harmfull as long as you continually roll the fuel over and maintain fresh fuel in your tank. The major problematic issue with E10 begins when the fuel will sit dormant for extended periods of time. E10 has an extremly short shelf life (as short as 30 days) before "phase separation" begins. E10 will leave a corrossive algae type residue on the insides of fuel system components causing major debris type clogging of the jets and inlet needles and seats. E10 also is a mositure attractant, and the water will sit near the bottom and corrode metal fuel tanks. This crap E10 fuel is extremly problematic on long storage type items such as boats, snowmobiles, chain saws, and snowblowers that only see ocassional usage with long term storage. Trust me i've seen really BAD thingsn when a 2 stroke engine's main jet is partially clogged with the imfamous E10 "yellow death" debris ! Here is my new best friend for fighting the negitive effects of E10 fuel:

http://mystarbrite.com/startron//content/view/93/123/lang,en/


Heres is the complete detailed effects and issues of E10 (excellent read) :

http://mystarbrite.com/startron//content/view/14/37/lang,en/

ID KX500:
A good read,,,DirtBike magazine,,, March 2010,,, page 92,,,Fuel Myths. Ethanol to be avoided.

greencannon:
I wish I could avoid Ethenol, But like Polar-bus said, Don't let it sit around for to long and you'll be fine. A service tech I know said your actually better off with it being mixed with oil for two stroke, it helps stabilize it. If you worried about it use Sta-bil, I've been using it for about a year now with no problems.

BDI:
It's funny when someone brings me a bike and says it wont run. I ask how old the gas is ? they say three weeks :x i say the fuel is bad and fuel system needs cleaning.

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