MO - 10% ethanol requirement

[showmepro1200]

Missouri just enacted a law that all gas sold must contain at least 10% ethanol (I think our Governor has ulterior motives like a brother that is heavily invested in an ethanol joint venture, but that's another story).

Question is, will this ethanol level cause any problems? Any preventative actions to be taken here?

 

[Goose]

what was the min percentage before.you might have to richen it up a little

 

[KaosFreestyle]

Pretty sure some of the gas I have used has ethanol in it also. All gas in the City of Milwaukee is the same thing. Only way is to go out side of the county and get gas. I have never really noticed any kind of difference. But its a basic kawasaki motor with a pipe and carb.

 

[ski_crazy]

Come up to Holts Summit and get some race gas instead. :brap:

 

[Goose]

im pretty shure all pump gas is diluted with ethanol

 

[The Penguin]

in your car you're going to lose some MPG overall.

in your ski - it shouldn't make too much of a difference. Biggest problem we've had down here (in boats) is with ethanol - you have to pay more attention to the fuel/water seperator...do we even have those on a ski?

 

[aqua]

I ran 10 percent in my sj for the last 2 years with no problems. I think ethanol burns a little hotter though......not that i could tell.

 

[Katie]

Missouri just enacted a law that all gas sold must contain at least 10% ethanol (I think our Governor has ulterior motives like a brother that is heavily invested in an ethanol joint venture, but that's another story).

Question is, will this ethanol level cause any problems? Any preventative actions to be taken here?

I don't know where you are from but it is VERY hard in St. Louis to find a gas station that doesn't already have 10% ethenol in it already. They started the switch to ethenal mixture probably around 9-10 years ago.

 

[showmepro1200]

I don't know where you are from but it is VERY hard in St. Louis to find a gas station that doesn't already have 10% ethenol in it already. They started the switch to ethenal mixture probably around 9-10 years ago.

Katie - unless they are not disclosing it on the pump I think you could get it in Jeff City all over the place. We don't have the more stringent rules (such as emissions testing for example) like St Louis or Kansas City here.

 

[Katie]

Katie - unless they are not disclosing it on the pump I think you could get it in Jeff City all over the place. We don't have the more stringent rules (such as emissions testing for example) like St Louis or Kansas City here.

I believe they have to disclose it on the pump-I used to work for a gas station about 10 years ago when they started it and if I remember correctly they do have to state whether there is ethenol in the fuel. I guess just St.Louis and most of the suburbs right outside St. Louis have already switch for awhile now. I have heard of talk of one gas station in St. Louis that didn't switch to the 10% ethenol but never seen it myself. I was only concerned when I was driving a ton and wanted to get more gas milege as ethenol will make your MPGs go down, but since I now have a diseal it doesn't matter.

I work for the ag industry so I will support it because its my paycheck. Now go buy some corn!

 

[DCRocks]

It has been like that around here for a long time now.

The only concern I have heard of, is if you let the gas sit to long, a gas/ethonol mix will seperate out water faster than gas alone.

 

[WaveDemon]

you have to pay more attention to the fuel/water seperator...do we even have those on a ski?

yes, you're supposed to.

 

[wydopen]

yes, you're supposed to.

i haven't been running one..once you got water in the tank you gotta drain it anyways

 

[Proformance1]

If I remember correctly alcohol burns colder than gas, and around here it has been 10% in the summer and more in the winter for years. No big problems, as the octane still has to remain the same, but the price is higher in NY and CA because of all the different blends required everywhere. Also no fuel water separator on a Kawi, but there is on a SJ. Alcohol does absorb more water than gas.

 

[Frosty]

i haven't been running one..once you got water in the tank you gotta drain it anyways

x2 - no separator in my ski for years now.

 

[showmepro1200]

I believe they have to disclose it on the pump-I used to work for a gas station about 10 years ago when they started it and if I remember correctly they do have to state whether there is ethenol in the fuel. I guess just St.Louis and most of the suburbs right outside St. Louis have already switch for awhile now. I have heard of talk of one gas station in St. Louis that didn't switch to the 10% ethenol but never seen it myself. I was only concerned when I was driving a ton and wanted to get more gas milege as ethenol will make your MPGs go down, but since I now have a diseal it doesn't matter.

I work for the ag industry so I will support it because its my paycheck. Now go buy some corn!

You and our beloved Governor's brother have a financial stake in it.

 

[Frosty]

ethenol will make your MPGs go down

that seams like a total contradiction - the government is forcing auto makers to get better gas mileage from their new cars... but then pushing ethenol which will make your mpgs go down?

hmmmmmmm sup with that....

 

[showmepro1200]

So then when you get worse gas mileage, whatta ya gotta do? BUY MORE GAS!!!

http://www.firedupmissouri.com/blunt_enriches_blunt

I know I sort of went off topic with my own post, but this stuff just gets me boiling.

 

[Katie]

that seams like a total contradiction - the government is forcing auto makers to get better gas mileage from their new cars... but then pushing ethenol which will make your mpgs go down?

hmmmmmmm sup with that....

Yeah I know...that is why they had to make E85 cheaper than gas otherwise no one would buy it

http://www.energyrefuge.com/archives/ethanol_reduces_mpg.htm