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Several weeks ago in July I discovered there are two places close to me that sell gasoline with no ethonal. One place is 13 miles south of me. The other is 13 miles east of me, very close to FTE member Bill, Halemail. My first purchase was in Lamar. My 54 was low on gas so I took that and filled her up plus two 5 gallon and two 1.5 gallon cans. I kept one small can for my mower and the rest went into my 55.
It seems my 55 work truck got better mileage and my mower ran better and used less gas. Last Friday I took my 54 and my gas cans to the town of Jersey Shore to get No E gas. My 54 was still over half full but I drove the 54 since i was going to Bill's house and he had never seen my 54 F100. I filled up my 54 and figured out my mpg's was 12. This was the best i've had in a long long time. The next time I need gas I will go in my 55 and fill him up so I can figure my mpg's the next time. The gas is 90 octane and costs more but I think it's worth it.
Higher BTU content in the NO-E gas so essentially you get more power from the same amount of gas, and that translates to using less gas to get the same amount of power you would have with the ethanol spiked gas. Enjoy while you can.
By the way I was able to see Bill's progress on his 50 which is a t a standstill due to his painter being ill, and the flathead he bought and got running for his 53. It sounded good and looked good too.
Abe, it is exceptionally difficult to get ethanol-free gas for cars in Maine. You have to go to a marina or airport (if they even have it and also allow outside sales) and pay $5+ a gallon and must use small portable containers.
Last month I was up near the Maine/Canada border and found a small gas station that sold it - mainly because they get a lot of snowmobilers in the wintertime. 300 miles away from my home though.
In May I bought a daily-driver car in North Carolina and drove it back to Maine. The second tank of gas on the trip I bought was in Virginia and was ethanol-free. I got so much better mileage from that tank! It was astounding. 6mpg difference all things being equal.
My local E-10 automotive gas doesn't ever come close to that.
Abe, it is exceptionally difficult to get ethanol-free gas for cars in Maine. You have to go to a marina or airport (if they even have it and also allow outside sales) and pay $5+ a gallon and must use small portable containers.
Last month I was up near the Maine/Canada border and found a small gas station that sold it - mainly because they get a lot of snowmobilers in the wintertime. 300 miles away from my home though.
In May I bought a daily-driver car in North Carolina and drove it back to Maine. The second tank of gas on the trip I bought was in Virginia and was ethanol-free. I got so much better mileage from that tank! It was astounding. 6mpg difference all things being equal.
My local E-10 automotive gas doesn't ever come close to that.
Sad that the ethanol gas is supposed to save petroleum but we burn more as it is not as efficient. I am just glad I found these two places 13 miles from my house. Both of them are home fuel delivery companies that also sell gasoline.
You can fill up with No E before you head for home from Truckstock.
Thanks Abe, it's running even better now with the correct power valve, and the leak went away. No more rich condition either. Going in the 53 soon. The color is Duplicolor DE1618 Detroit diesel alpine green as recommended by others on here. I used the duplicolor engine primer as well.
Ethanol is hygroscopic and can cause damage to your old steel gas tank if you are not using the vehicle regularly; it settles at the bottom of the tank and can eat away at the ling causing holes to form. Antique vehicles are prone to this problem.
You can remove ethanol from gasoline rather easily using water. Ethanol has a greater affinity for water than gasoline and will separate into two layers as stated above.
I still have my lab equipment from college. The procedure is simple using a separation funnel. I use it to make small amounts for my lawn mower and string trimmer but it would be impractical for large quantities like filling a gas tank.
I personally do not like E90 but it’s going to get worse; E85 is on the horizon.
You can get E free gas here in Missouri, the premium gas is E free. But it's about 50 cents a gallon more.
Back when E85 was pushed more our work (state agency) requested everyone use E85 in the state vehicles if possible (and that vehicle was equipped for it). I spoke to the fleet manager about it and he said that it decreased fuel mileage by 15% and increased maintenance costs by 15%. But, it looked good and state officials were pushing for it, so we did it. I don't see much E85 around any more. Enough people were figuring out that is was not good and it was not to environmentally friendly. It helped the corn farmers though. We will see what happens next.
This is kind of ironic Abe, but here in the "Cornhusker State", where you can find an Ethanol plant about every 50 miles, regular gas can be found just about anywhere But as Joe said, it is a lot more expensive.
I don't know if this would be helpful for anyone travelling, as you probably know what's near you.
I used it after I moved, as I did not know where to find it in my new location. Turns out I have 7 stations within 5 miles, and another 7 within 30 miles.
But as Joe said, it is a lot more expensive.
