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Old 09-30-2010, 08:56 AM   #1
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The gas station owner tells me this Monday 10/4/10 they will be changing out their tanks (filters/pumping out the water) and receiving their first batch from their supplier who was forced by PA State Mandate Law to change over to ethanol earlier this month...

The amount is under 1,500 gallons. I will be filling up tomorrow morning!

Good news is the owner told me they have over 5,000 gallons of non-ethanol 92 octane premium gas left!!! He mentioned that should be good until November, since the demand for premium gas is low! He said though, if people start to find out, it will be sooner till they run out...

I guess when all is done, farmers, small engine, and carburator owners will have to use gas stabilizers/treatments to counter ethanol for their engines... like STABIL-Fuel Stabilizer...

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Old 09-30-2010, 11:36 AM   #2
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The gas station owner tells me this Monday 10/4/10 they will be changing out their tanks (filters/pumping out the water) and receiving their first batch from their supplier who was forced by PA State Mandate Law to change over to ethanol earlier this month...

The amount is under 1,500 gallons. I will be filling up tomorrow morning!

Good news is the owner told me they have over 5,000 gallons of non-ethanol 92 octane premium gas left!!! He mentioned that should be good until November, since the demand for premium gas is low! He said though, if people start to find out, it will be sooner till they run out...

I guess when all is done, farmers, small engine, and carburator owners will have to use gas stabilizers/treatments to counter ethanol for their engines... like STABIL-Fuel Stabilizer...

Cheers!
the problem is a lot of those types of things don't work that well with ethanol, the water in the ethanol tends to suck them up before they can interact with the gas.
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Old 09-30-2010, 12:39 PM   #3
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the problem is a lot of those types of things don't work that well with ethanol, the water in the ethanol tends to suck them up before they can interact with the gas.
Yes, this is the case! I talked to several farmers and they use dry gas in combination. Especially, during the winter (dormant) months...

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