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Online Don R

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Alcoholic gas
« on: December 04, 2023, 10:18:13 PM »
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Re: Alcoholic gas
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2023, 10:29:47 PM »
  If you have your daily driver and a can you might dodge some of the alcohol in the pump and hose by flushing the hose into the car before filling the can. If you ride up on your bike, you don't have many options.
 
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Re: Alcoholic gas
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2023, 12:33:22 AM »
I like it.

I've gotten in the habit of filling-up,then running the bike on Reserve for the next 30-40 miles;whether it helps,not sure.
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Re: Alcoholic gas
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2023, 12:45:13 AM »
My favourite gas stations have separate hoses so not a splash of E85 or diesel into the mix.
Test the fuel as in the video seems to be easy.
A test bottle would be fine to have.

I have had thoughts after a fill-up that I got water into the fuel when it ran not that well shortly after a refueling.
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Re: Alcoholic gas
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2023, 03:45:37 AM »
Hmmmmm. So stay away from single hose pumps or you get hosed.......
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Re: Alcoholic gas
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2023, 03:04:41 PM »
  I got a dose of low grade, high alcohol or bad gas after I paid for premium, my 8.1 liter dually ran so bad while towing the race trailer that the gas pedal was almost flat on the floor going home.
  If it wants to ping, the computer takes away timing which kills horsepower. My race gas is leaded and oxygenated, or I would have helped it out with a shot of that. It isn't a flex fuel vehicle but doesn't seem to mind E10 gas.
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Re: Alcoholic gas
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2023, 04:27:25 PM »
I ride over the mountain to NV. to get some real E10 NV. fuel.
Ca. 'E10' is way more than 10%..  >:(
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Re: Alcoholic gas
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2023, 08:11:14 PM »
The video was interesting, bringing up thoughts that I had been wasting money on ethanol free.  But then when  I thought about it, I have never seen an ethanol free pump that did not have a dedicated hose.  Is this a Michigan only thing?  I can't remember the last time I even saw E85 available here in Michigan...not that I have ever looked out for it.
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