Kestas
Staff member
Originally Posted By: Pop_Rivit
Originally Posted By: Kestas
E10 also work great in OPE equipment. I just want to clarify that E0 is recommended where the equipment will be stored for an extended period (like more than a month or so) with the fuel in it. The issue is storage and not so much an operational concern.
Interesting. I've used E10 for more than 30 years without a single fuel related issue, even storing winter equipment over summer and summer equipment over winter. I just pulled my snowplow 2N out from the corner of the shop where it has been sitting since spring to make it ready for winter and it started just fine. I put the DR trimmer away like I've done every year for the 20 years I've had it with E10 in it, and it starts first pull each spring. I used the Stihl leaf blower yesterday, and it started just fine (it's been sitting since early spring with E10/2 cycle oil mix in it). When should I expect to have all these problems that you claim come from storing them more than "a month or so" with E10 fuel in them?
I'm glad you dodged the bullet for this long. You are lucky. I on the other hand have experienced phase separation and seen the horrible damage it causes on my lawnmower and snow thrower. The corrosion nearly perforated the carburetor bowl. The problem is real and not something I made up.
Originally Posted By: Kestas
E10 also work great in OPE equipment. I just want to clarify that E0 is recommended where the equipment will be stored for an extended period (like more than a month or so) with the fuel in it. The issue is storage and not so much an operational concern.
Interesting. I've used E10 for more than 30 years without a single fuel related issue, even storing winter equipment over summer and summer equipment over winter. I just pulled my snowplow 2N out from the corner of the shop where it has been sitting since spring to make it ready for winter and it started just fine. I put the DR trimmer away like I've done every year for the 20 years I've had it with E10 in it, and it starts first pull each spring. I used the Stihl leaf blower yesterday, and it started just fine (it's been sitting since early spring with E10/2 cycle oil mix in it). When should I expect to have all these problems that you claim come from storing them more than "a month or so" with E10 fuel in them?
I'm glad you dodged the bullet for this long. You are lucky. I on the other hand have experienced phase separation and seen the horrible damage it causes on my lawnmower and snow thrower. The corrosion nearly perforated the carburetor bowl. The problem is real and not something I made up.