I think ethanol caused problems with several of my small 2-cycle machines. The gas cap on my chain saw swelled to the point it took a tool to remove or install it. I since got a replacement (loser fit-revised design) which solved that problem. The diaphragms in 2-cycle carburetors seem to get so stiff so you have to run them at part choke a for a long time (or constantly) to keep them running. I've had the fuel lines in two older leaf blowers disintegrate. I can't prove this is ethanol-caused but that's when it started. I do use Sta-bil in the late fall (when the gas may not get used soon) so maybe I should try Sea Foam.
Scott > -----Original Message----- > From: Curt Raymond > Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 11:36 AM > > ... Pretty much > the same with ethanol, that one is something I'd rather be without but I > don't see it as big a problem as some people do. When we first switched I > had a little trouble on the snowmobiles but once I quit using Sta-bil and > switched to Seafoam for my gas additive the problems I'd been having went > away entirely. The only time I have trouble now is if I forget to add > Seafoam so I add it to every gallon of gas I buy at the time of purchase. > > > > -Curt > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
