vtsnowedin wrote:Here we can get premium that does not have any ethanol in it. I buy it for the chain saws and lawn mower which don't do well with E10.
Have you tested it?
I see various claims of "natural" gasoline, but most of the seemingly credible sites I find say that it is generally required to have ethanol in both regular and premium in the US, so I'm skeptical of unproven claims by gas stations.
There are test kits for ethanol via the internet, but they're relatively expensive, and I don't know how reliable they are.
I've also seen supposedly "pure" gasoline advertised in containers at totally outrageous prices, like $20 a quart or some such. Sounds like a total rip-off to me.
I just opt for a gasoline stabilizer like the Stabil product for my small engines like mowers, weed eaters, etc. I can find that easily in hardware stores. In my experience, they do VERY WELL with Stabil used according to directions, for years. I don't use any gas kept over the winter in such engines, just to be safe, and I don't know the shelf life of Stabil, but a $10ish supply treats a LOT of gasoline with ethanol. With Stabil, I just use regular gasoline.
Before I used Stabil, my carbs, etc. on mowers were frequently getting eaten alive.
Given the track record of the perma-doomer blogs, I wouldn't bet a fast crash doomer's money on their predictions.