Posted by Bret4207 on November 12, 2017 at 05:54:55 from (64.19.90.196):
In Reply to: Chainsaws won't run posted by Northvale PA on November 11, 2017 at 15:03:17:
I've seen the problems with ethanol and with Sta-bil. I believe it depends on the specific gas blends in your area as far as big problems go. I can say with 100% certainty that many older saws will absolutely have issues with my local ethanol fuels- gummy worm hoses, melted/hard as a rock fuel filters, fuel caps that need Channel Locks to remove them. That is FACT. In other parts of the nation you may well get away with using low grade exclusively.
Sta-Bil has been an utter disaster for me. Horrible stuff that resulted in jello in the tank. Never again!
For those saying they never have issues with ethanol in small engines, good for you! But those of us that have, we aren't making it up and we aren't so stupid that we can't figure out that changing fuels fixed the issue.
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