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03-27-2024, 4:50pm | #121 | ||||||
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That stuff gets good ratings because it has some oil in it and no alcohol...so carburetors don't fizz into white corrosion and fuel systems don't rust and degrade. Ethanol alcohol is the government's back door tactic of getting older carbureted cars, trucks, and equipment off the road and out of service. No different than ammunition or magazine restrictions. Insidious, and, inherently evil.
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A friend of mine called me a couple months back to help him with a friend of his and a snow thrower that wouldn't run. "He's got every tool you can think of." So I only brought my waste fluid vacuum and a can of TruFuel. He had E15 in it and hadn't started it in two years. I vacuumed out the old fuel, poured in a half-gallon of TruFuel, ran it through the filter and carburetor- would not start. The guy had some screwdrivers and hammers, and some rusty wrenches. No spark plug socket. I did not have tools with me to check the plug, so told him to get the machine over to my house where I keep my (actual) tools. A week later I got a call. "He tried it again and it started right up." Apparently the TruFuel had dissolved the varnish in the carb jet and solved the issue. I used to drain all my equipment at end of season when I used regular gas with Stabil. Now I just leave the TruFuel in it. My 20 year old mower will start on the second pull next month, guaranteed. |
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For years I've used E0 premium gas StarTron fuel stabilizer (good for 2 years) Amsoil Saber synthetic 2 stoke oil (100:1) The 100:1 mix runs a lot cleaner than the 50:1 No smoke at all and you can feel the difference. |
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I use Marine Gas and Interlube Opti2, great oil..ive run it at 70:1 with no issues so im confident at 50:1.
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Ive got an 80s McCulloch TimberBear, 18" bar but it will run a 24". Heavy old bastard, basically its a 10-10 with newer exterior styling, loud as hell, but it works. Got Husqvarnas too, 55, 350, 272xp, and stihls..026, ms260pro, 028 Super, 028 Super WoodBoss, 036 Pro, ms460 magnum, and an 031av ill definitely never put gas in ever again.
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Im loving it, built that Husky 350 with a very mild port touchup, muffler mod and pop-up piston, caber rings and put 5 tanks through at 70:1, then pulled the jug...ftee oil in the case, not a single mark on the puston or cylinder.
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Their ethanol free, E0 or marine gas is around $4.60/gal but it's well worth it. |
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They sell marine gas at regular stations here. I think its bullshit i have to payca road tax on 60-80 gallons at a time for recreational equipment
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I didn’t know chain saw collecting was a thing.
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Gas is high to begin with in this area, then we normally pay .30 -.40 more a gallon than down in the more populated areas. Gas sold at the marinas are at least a dollar or more likely a $1.25 more a gallon than our land based gas stations. Boating can be quite expensive up here. Most peoples season goes from Memorial weekend to Labor day, then boat is pulled from the receding reservoir! I have my own private dock and beach. I have many 5 gallon tanks and I fill them when down in the cheaper areas. By doing my own gas delivery I save serious money. |
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But trucking the gasoline all the way up there on the dirt road cannot be cheap. We were there in August, but the road had a crappy grading job, full of chops, had to slow down numerous times to 10 MPH or so. How about some pix of your place? |
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My avatar is a advertising picture that is identical to my last Vette, and my profile picture was taken by Beadest many years ago. It shows her Vette and my C6! |
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