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In Response To: Re: Stale fuel and big tanks ()

Around here (CT, MA and southern NY) they have legislated non-ethanol out of existence. The only way you can get it is in cans; VERY expensive and not widely distributed. (TruFuel or VP Racing small engine fuel) It's only practical for use in small engines that aren't used often, e.g. dinghy motors, lawn mowers, chainsaws, and snow blowers, because of the cost and packaging. I use TruFuel in my smaller dinghy engine (2.5HP Suzuki) and inverter generator but I use treated ethanol in my SUV dinghy (20HP Yamaha).

Images below show phase-separated fuel from my larger dinghy that was only 60 days old. It had been treated with Sta-bil 360 at the pump when I bought it.

Cloudy while siphoning into my car (for dilution with fresh fuel in the car's larger tank)...

Clarified after sitting a while.... I assume that's gasoline at the top and water/alcohol at the bottom.

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