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Ethanol or non-ethanol gas
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2022 12:40 pm
by Harry
With the price of gasoline going through the roof and since during the summer I go through a lot mowing grass mostly. I do use other tractors for moving dirt and roto tilling which adds to the cost also.
Have any other members gone to using ethanol gasoline in their GT's to save on fuel costs this summer?
Keep the Peace
Harry
Re: Ethanol or non-ethanol gas
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2022 1:07 pm
by Eugen
A few years ago I had an Audi A4, then a BMW 325i, then a BMW X5. They all specifically asked for premium fuel, yet they ran just fine on regular gas. Sure I did feel a little more umph with premium.
I think I used premium gas only for one fill up on one of my tractors, and switched to what here in Canada is regular gas since then. Have not have a problem. I really don't see the real point of premium gas in such old engine. You can start throwing stones now.
I am comfortable enough with regular gas in my tractors, and occasionally I add a little Seafoam, but not all the time.
Re: Ethanol or non-ethanol gas
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2022 1:25 pm
by Seabee
I usually use regular Ethanol with seafoam tossed in.
After I got past the soft rubber in my 63 Studebaker Avanti's fuel line rubber hoses, I haven't looked back. The gas cap even calls for premium fuel only. It is the Studebaker 289 with Factory Supercharger for an engine. Probably perform better with Premium, but has never rattled from ignition knock. That's more than I could say for half the engine manufactured during the late 70's thru the 80's!
Bill
Re: Ethanol or non-ethanol gas
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2022 1:58 pm
by JSinMO
I use ethanol regular in my engines. It was hard to find nonethanol around here for awhile. I do add sea foam it doesn’t take much to treat a tank of gas. In my tractor engines I also add a quart of automatic transmission oil to 5 gallons of gas. Is it necessary, I don’t know, but I figure it will give a little lubrication to the top of the engine.
Where I’ve seen problems from ethanol is in my small engines, weed eaters, small tillers, etc. That’s why I went to a battery weed eater!
If your running the engine regularly I don’t think you’ll have a problem, it’s when it sets that issues seem to come up.
Now I usually close the fuel and run the carburetor dry if I know the engine will sit for a long period of time. Seems to work.
Re: Ethanol or non-ethanol gas
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2022 2:26 pm
by propane1
JSinMO wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 1:58 pm
I use ethanol regular in my engines. It was hard to find nonethanol around here for awhile. I do add sea foam it doesn’t take much to treat a tank of gas. In my tractor engines I also add a quart of automatic transmission oil to 5 gallons of gas. Is it necessary, I don’t know, but I figure it will give a little lubrication to the top of the engine.
Where I’ve seen problems from ethanol is in my small engines, weed eaters, small tillers, etc. That’s why I went to a battery weed eater!
If your running the engine regularly I don’t think you’ll have a problem, it’s when it sets that issues seem to come up.
Now I usually close the fuel and run the carburetor dry if I know the engine will sit for a long period of time. Seems to work.
Yea, woo hoo, somebody else uses transmission oil in their gas. Cleans carbon and sludge too.
Noel
Re: Ethanol or non-ethanol gas
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2022 3:50 pm
by Harry
I'll try the ATF in some gas and see what I think. It couldn't hurt only give a different smell on my clothes when using the gas engines.
Keep the Peace
Harry
Re: Ethanol or non-ethanol gas
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2022 4:16 pm
by Eugen
If ATF would replace my use of the Seafoam I would definitely use it.
My big backhoe has an advanced system by which it leaks some diesel directly into the engine oil and such it cleans up everything
Re: Ethanol or non-ethanol gas
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2022 5:26 pm
by JSinMO
Eugen wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 4:16 pm
If ATF would replace my use of the Seafoam I would definitely use it.
My big backhoe has an advanced system by which it leaks some diesel directly into the engine oil and such it cleans up everything
LOL! That’s quite an efficient setup. The inside of the engine must be like new!
Re: Ethanol or non-ethanol gas
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2022 5:38 pm
by MattA
Eugen wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 4:16 pm
If ATF would replace my use of the Seafoam I would definitely use it.
My big backhoe has an advanced system by which it leaks some diesel directly into the engine oil and such it cleans up everything
Thought you got the backhoe fixed
Re: Ethanol or non-ethanol gas
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2022 5:46 pm
by Eugen
Yes I fixed the big diesel into oil leak but couldn't pass the opportunity to make a joke!
It's not completely false what I said though. I'll provide an update in its thread.