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Unread 06-24-2022, 12:47 PM
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Default So president poopy pants……

Just called for gas to be mixed with 15% ethanol. I understand this will affect marine motors but I’m not exactly sure how. Spare?
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Unread 06-24-2022, 03:58 PM
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Hey Charlie I'm not spare,not even close but I know 15 percent ethanol will void marine engine warrantys. It's not good stuff not for marine engines do not use it. .
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problem is, i carry gas cans. i can't afford to fuel up on the water. as far as warranty.... this thing is way out of warranty. it only runs new. 2001.
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ethanol free only for you Charlie, unless you want o re-jet your carbs. I'm in the same situation with my 150 Johnson, Although I dropped my total timing y two degrees as well. No e fuel for me. i paid $5.98 per gallon of e free on the water three weeks ago. I bought e free from a station two weeks ago for $5.15. FJB and the ethanol industry lobby. If you meet a corn farmer, knock the hell out of him, he can afford it
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Hey Spare - my boat’s been sitting for at least three years and the non-ethanol gas (with stabilizer) may be five years old. How long is/was that gas good for?
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about 6 months. Pump it out, run it in your lawnmower or use it to kill weeds, burn trash
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