[Rhodes22-list] We launched today! Lake Michigan motor stuff.

[Michael McKay]

In my area (Atlanta) the ethanol-free is 90 octane.  I suspect it doesn’t matter much for our size engines. 

Michael McKay
(630) 209-2054 (m)

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> On Jun 4, 2021, at 10:44 PM, Frank Goldsmith <goldsmith.cf at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I agree; I just wondered whether the octane rating matters, as long as it’s ethanol-free. 
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>> On Jun 4, 2021, at 10:26 PM, Michael McKay <mm.bizlist1 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Everything I have heard (especially in  BoatUS which is lobbying Congress about the issue) says that you should only use ethanol-free in outboards when that is an option. Ethanol is bad for small engines.  
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>> Michael McKay
>> (630) 209-2054 (m)
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>>>> On Jun 4, 2021, at 10:09 PM, Frank Goldsmith <goldsmith.cf at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> This is interesting.  I’m in the run-it-dry camp, unhooking the fuel line and letting the motor run out while I put away stuff once back in the slip.  But I also put fuel stabilizer in the tank, so I guess I’m in both camps.  I also use ethanol-free gasoline, whether 89 or 93 octane (does that really make a difference for an outboard?  I don’t know.)
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>>> Frank
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>>>>> On Jun 4, 2021, at 9:16 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
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>>>> I'll second Todd's experience.  I never run engines dry, but I always use fuel stabilizer for all small engines.  I rarely have trouble getting an engine to start after an 'off' season.   
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>>>> Of course, I haven't yet started my outboard for this season, so I probably just jinxed myself.
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>>>> --Peter
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