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Originally Posted by Bear Island South
Shep's was at $4.25 on Sunday, still using last years supply, they had 200 gallons left to burn before a new delivery, I was told their next delivery will have ethanol.
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I've long heard that the best practice when switching to ethanol is to have a robust cleaning of the tanks.
"In the summer of 2003, marina owners in New York and Connecticut were warned by distributors to prepare for the arrival of ethanol-enhanced gasoline: “It has been determined that ethanol fuels may cause sediments present in underground storage tanks to mix with the fuel and, as a result, plug filters, and potentially plug customer vehicle fuel filters. Additionally, the presence of tank water bottoms during normal operation may reduce the oxygenate content and octane rating below product specifications. Therefore, it is absolutely imperative [distributor’s emphasis ] that each tank be properly cleaned prior to the delivery of ethanol-enhanced gasoline. ...”
http://www.boatus.com/seaworthy/ethanolwinter.asp