GAS/ETHANOL BLEND IN OUTBOARDS

DAWG FAN · Post by **DAWG FAN** » June 25th, 2007, 4:30 pm

Has anyone had any problems running 10% ethanol gas in their outboads?
Me and a friend were headed out of KEaton Saturday morning and his engine slung a rod. He is checking around trying to decide if he should repair or replace and has several mechanics ask him if he was running gas with ethanol. I googled "ethanol in outboard engines" and several articles came up dicussing the problem with the ethanol. This has me a little worried due to the fact that a lot of stations are selling gas now with up to 10% ethnaol blended in.

RiverRunner · Post by **RiverRunner** » June 25th, 2007, 4:34 pm

See here...
http://www.bigbendfishing.net/phpbb/vie ... ht=ethanol

dowawoo · Post by **dowawoo** » July 11th, 2007, 10:32 pm

heard it assorbs water and causes alot of rust in older tanks...as far as running, newer outboards are supposed to be ok, but have to drain or change filters alot.