Originally Posted By: oilyriser
Ethanol damages rubber parts in small engines, most of which aren't really built to take it.
And yet, in parts of the Country like Minnesota, where E10 has been state law year around since the late '90s, and was in the gasoline in winter gas much earlier than that, there are plenty of us who have been running E10 in these engines for years with no major effects. I will state that older small engines may have the seal and gasket issues, but frankly if small engine makers haven't figured out by now that E10 gas is everywhere, that is plain dumb. All the small engines I have bought in recent years allow the use of E10, and recommend keeping the gas supply as fresh as possible. Easy enough to do, and frankly is still sound advice even with non E10 gasoline.
Again, I don't dispute issues with older equipment, but anything newer had better be compatible.
I am not an ethanol supporter for many reasons, but the garbage spewed out on the supposed effects of this fuel continue to amuse me...