"Ethanol" gets blamed for a lot of problems on numerous forums. I don't believe the Ethanol is all that bad.
It does pick up water; the water can cause problems--but if the fuel is fresh it's not likely to have significant water in it.
I have an unproven suspicion that certain areas in the country are getting fuel with toxic waste or industrial solvents mixed-in, because it's cheaper to put it in the gasoline than to dispose of it properly. The unadvertised chemicals cause problems, and Ethanol takes the blame.
I've used "gasohol" or E-10 for over forty years. I got a bad batch from a marine gas station; loaded my boat fuel tanks with water-contaminated fuel. Not the fault of the fuel; that's a fault of the gas station owner.
My uncle got a bad batch of fuel; he said it happened in the Denver area. Car ran like **** through three states; when he got to me I put two fuel filters in it--one when he got here, and another just before he left, and he got home OK except for needing yet another fuel filter. Again, that's the gas station's fault, not the fuel.
I've run E-10 in Holley, Rochester, Keihin, Mikuni and small-engine carbs; TBI and port fuel injection. Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring. I haven't had an unusual number of fuel system issues.
But some folks can't get a tank of E-10 and get three blocks away without issues.
It does pick up water; the water can cause problems--but if the fuel is fresh it's not likely to have significant water in it.
I have an unproven suspicion that certain areas in the country are getting fuel with toxic waste or industrial solvents mixed-in, because it's cheaper to put it in the gasoline than to dispose of it properly. The unadvertised chemicals cause problems, and Ethanol takes the blame.
I've used "gasohol" or E-10 for over forty years. I got a bad batch from a marine gas station; loaded my boat fuel tanks with water-contaminated fuel. Not the fault of the fuel; that's a fault of the gas station owner.
My uncle got a bad batch of fuel; he said it happened in the Denver area. Car ran like **** through three states; when he got to me I put two fuel filters in it--one when he got here, and another just before he left, and he got home OK except for needing yet another fuel filter. Again, that's the gas station's fault, not the fuel.
I've run E-10 in Holley, Rochester, Keihin, Mikuni and small-engine carbs; TBI and port fuel injection. Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring. I haven't had an unusual number of fuel system issues.
But some folks can't get a tank of E-10 and get three blocks away without issues.