Which gas would you use for my 55 old stock 223 6 cyl? There are two stores with gas pumps that have opened in the area that have real, non-ethanol gasoline. They are still about 15 miles plus away and would take gas to get there and back for fill-ups or gas can fill-ups. Is it worth it for regular non-ethanol use? It has run on ethanol mix gas for some time. Would you use non-ethanol with the added expense and cost per gallon or a high octane ethanol mix?

 

Every old Ford I've ever had got regular ole gasoline...as in whatever is normally run in any other vehicle. Never a bit of trouble.

 

I don;t think you will gain much , but if you need a fill up and it's a nice day that's probably as good a place to go for a drive as any .

 

The only station here that sold non corn gas has stopped selling it........I used it even though it was 10 cents more per gallon. On road trips I have to use the corn gas, but I have always used an additive (Lucas fuel treatment) for the upper cylinder lube. As for how it ran on each one, I never noticed much difference.

 

I am not sure how cold it is there but the ethanol once in a while will help burn the ice and water out.Although I am a fan of premium in everything.It does pay for itself.

 

We also had a couple of stations that primarily sold to farmers and had non ethanol. About a month ago they posted signs saying the fuel now contained 10% ethanol. I also talked to the fuel buyer for the County trucks and she said they were unable to get fuel without ethanol anymore and the only alternative was to buy Premium which didn't contain ethanol.

 

Correct me if I am wrong the ethanol gas is the stuf you can't let sit because it turns into water.

 

Does premium with say 91 or 93 octane contain no or less ethanol?

 

Premium around here has no ethanol at some stations.......but it cost 40 cents more per gallon. Check with the station before you pump.

 

I will check the premium ethanol level. Around here many stations have upper grade for mid grade price on Fridays so the difference would not be that much and cheaper than driving to get non-ethanol gas. How high octane should you look for to be no ethanol?

 

I know our gas in Canada only has ethanol in the lower two grades.

 

In Texas we get ethanol at all levels. I personally prefer strait gasoline when I can find it. Down here in the heat the ethanol gas plays heck with carburetor float settings in the summer. I have had to set the floats lower by about 3/16 of an inch in all my carburetors because of the ethanol I have to live with locally. The ethanol isn't as dense as gasoline and won't "float" the float as well as the old gasoline would. I experienced vapor lock running through New Mexico last summer too. Going to a higher grade of gasoline helped with the vapor lock.

 

I have also had float problems in the warm months, but never thought about ethanol gas being involved. If it ever gets warm again I'll check it out to see if any differences in float occur. Wished it was warm enough to check it out. From the posts it sounds like ethanol gas is bad in cold and warm for one reason or another. I have not been able to get any local gas operators to know what the ethanol levels are for each octane grade so I'll have to figure how to go up the chain. We have very few true gas stations around any more with anyone who knows anything other than how to change prices on the sign.

 

I am not an "expert" on the subject, but I am in the fuel business, and as such, am at least knowledgeable with respect to gasolines. Unless you have a high performance, high compression engine, you will not reap any benefits from running premium (93 octane)
or midgrade (89 or 90) in an engine designed to run 87 octane fuels. Higher octane fuels are formulated to prevent "knocking" (detonation). Premium has a higher combustion temperature, thus reducing the fuels tendency to ignite at the wrong time. Having said all that, ethanol produces less BTU's (power) than gasoline, thus producing less power at a given throttle setting. That is why your vehicles need about a corresponding 10% more throttle to run at the same speed as a non ethanol engine, all other factors being the same. Lastly, if you can afford it, run the non "corn" gas. your motor will thank you, along with all the rubber and plastic components that it comes in contact with.

 

I find that you get far less milage out of a gallon in the winter as you do in the summer with the ethanol impregnated gasoline, that is why I don't care for it. Just more money out of pocket.