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FYI: Ethanol-Free Gas
Posted on 2/14/14 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 2/14/14 at 12:33 pm
There is an ethanol-free gas station on Airline just south of 12 before you get to Coursey.
If some of you don't know, ethanol is destroying older lawn mowers/little motors because the sugars from the corn oil do something to it. I had a push mower I had gotten as a wedding present 17 years ago, and the ethanol gas I was using put it out of commission. I was told I should have been putting a tablet in the tank to counteract tge ethanol in the gas.
Hope this helps.
If some of you don't know, ethanol is destroying older lawn mowers/little motors because the sugars from the corn oil do something to it. I had a push mower I had gotten as a wedding present 17 years ago, and the ethanol gas I was using put it out of commission. I was told I should have been putting a tablet in the tank to counteract tge ethanol in the gas.
Hope this helps.
This post was edited on 2/14/14 at 12:34 pm
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Posted on 2/14/14 at 12:38 pm to PoliticLA
Don't leave this in your boat either. Drain the lines if it will not be used for a while.
Posted on 2/14/14 at 12:38 pm to PoliticLA
Thanks didn't know this 
Posted on 2/14/14 at 12:41 pm to PoliticLA
Good information-there is also one at Highland Rd. and Jefferson Highway
Posted on 2/14/14 at 12:41 pm to PoliticLA
Just south of airline on Perkins Before bluff road.
Posted on 2/14/14 at 12:41 pm to PoliticLA
I destroyed a 3,000 generator due to this.
Granted I should have listened to the warnings but I'm not a genius so I left the gas in the generator tank. Cheaper to just buy a new generator rather than repair.
Thanks Obama.
Granted I should have listened to the warnings but I'm not a genius so I left the gas in the generator tank. Cheaper to just buy a new generator rather than repair.
Thanks Obama.
This post was edited on 2/14/14 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 2/14/14 at 12:42 pm to PoliticLA
Cash's on LA 415 has ethanol free gas as well.
Posted on 2/14/14 at 12:42 pm to Tiger Nation 84
They are all over the place. There is one you mentioned on Airline. There is also one on S Harrels Ferry. A couple on highland, Flordia, etc.
Posted on 2/14/14 at 12:43 pm to PoliticLA
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because the sugars from the corn oil do something to it.
Science
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17 years ago, and the ethanol gas I was using put it out of commission.
Uh... Isn't 17 years a long time to use a lawn mower?? You sure the gas made it quit?
Posted on 2/14/14 at 12:43 pm to PoliticLA
premium gas helps with it but leaving gas in a tank for extended times is never a good thing, ethanol or not.
Posted on 2/14/14 at 12:45 pm to PoliticLA
Ethanol is grain alcohol. It burns hotter, and if left to sit in a tank for an extended period of time, will accumulate more water than already naturally present in the blend.
Posted on 2/14/14 at 12:45 pm to Warfarer
try some Star-Tron additive. works very well
Posted on 2/14/14 at 1:02 pm to PoliticLA
Another reason OT =/= OB
This is old news, and there have been many lawsuits filed because of ethanol gas. Biggest one was from boat engine manufacturers.
check realgas.com and Pete Landry's gas to find all of the places. There are probably 15 in BR
Eta: FYI, it's perfectly fine if you don't let it sit. Robs performance and fuel mileage of motors that aren't specifically designed for ethanol.
This is old news, and there have been many lawsuits filed because of ethanol gas. Biggest one was from boat engine manufacturers.
check realgas.com and Pete Landry's gas to find all of the places. There are probably 15 in BR
Eta: FYI, it's perfectly fine if you don't let it sit. Robs performance and fuel mileage of motors that aren't specifically designed for ethanol.
This post was edited on 2/14/14 at 1:04 pm
Posted on 2/14/14 at 1:07 pm to Hammertime
Even in you use regular gas with ethanol, just run the engine often and add a stabilizer to be safe. I run my generator every couple of months, add Stabil, and it's fine.
Posted on 2/14/14 at 1:14 pm to Python
I've made so much money fixing ethanol-related problems it's not even funny. I would say that 95% of small engine problems are because of ethanol
Drain fuel
Pull and clean carb
Check petcock
Pull and clean plug
Starter fluid
That fixes almost every problem I see
Drain fuel
Pull and clean carb
Check petcock
Pull and clean plug
Starter fluid
That fixes almost every problem I see
Posted on 2/14/14 at 3:55 pm to Hammertime
I agree 80% of OPE equipment my shops repaired were due to Ethanol.
Posted on 2/14/14 at 4:03 pm to Hammertime
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Check petcock
My ex-wife had a pet cock once. Then I divorced her arse.
Posted on 2/14/14 at 4:06 pm to PoliticLA
That place on Airline is a ripoff: $3.69 per gallon.
There is a place on Florida in Denham between Range and the Amite River (B&B Mini Mart) that is currently $3.29 per gallon for ethanol free gas.
There is a place on Florida in Denham between Range and the Amite River (B&B Mini Mart) that is currently $3.29 per gallon for ethanol free gas.
This post was edited on 2/14/14 at 4:08 pm
Posted on 2/14/14 at 4:07 pm to Hammertime
yep...just grab the ethanol gas app on play store or apple store.
it will show you the distance to the closest one and prices
it will show you the distance to the closest one and prices
Posted on 2/14/14 at 4:14 pm to Hammertime
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