[Milsurplus] [BoatAnchors] Little "Field Day" Genny, Remarkable Price.

[Bill Carns]

In a related happening.  I have a friend here who has run a first class
power too rental outfit for 30 plus years. He now hands out his own fuel
cans with fuel oil premix and he adds an ethanol neutralizing additive to
help control what goes into his nice high end gas 2 cycle tools.

Bill

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Peter Gottlieb
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Price.

I'm guessing it has two additional bad properties:

1)  It is a strong thinner for the oil,

2)  It's molecule has both nonpolar and polar ends so combines with the
nonpolar petroleum compounds but also with water so brings more moisture
into the engine fuel components (this property is why it works as "dry
gas").

I don't believe pure ethanol, in of itself, is corrosive to aluminum and
steel (or maybe the occasional bit of brass found in the fuel path), but is,
as you mention, damaging to certain gasket and hose materials.

On 1/10/2016 10:21 AM, W2HX wrote:
> I wonder if adding a small amount of lead additive could help? I know it
won't counteract the corrosive properties of ethanol, but perhaps it might
add some additional lubrication? I had always thought that the problem with
ethanol was it ate rubber and other soft gasket-y type things.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Milsurplus [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf 
> Of B. Smith
> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2016 10:17 AM
> To: Milsurplus; boatanchors at theporch.com
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] [BoatAnchors] Little "Field Day" Genny,
Remarkable Price.
>
> It looks like a nice package including a DC output for charging etc. The
problem is the fuel. Ethanol has been reported to be very corrosive and
harmful to small engines. I have had luck  using "premixed" premium fuel
purchased at Lowe's, Home Depot etc. on my 2 cycle equipment but the fuel is
expensive. I've recently had to completely rebuild a Honda generator carb
due to damage by using Ethanol fuel over a several year period.
> You can read up on the corrosive problem by searching for:
>                 ethanol gasoline small engine damage.
> k4che
>
> On 1/10/2016 7:49 AM, David Stinson via BoatAnchors wrote:
>> Little 1000 W (1200 peak) genny for $99 with free shipping.  Has 
>> anyone ordered one of these?
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/371410947184
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