Thread: Real gas?

Ethanol will cause the rubber hose between the fuel tank and motor to deteriorate and all that rubber goes into the carb. They call it a rebuild but most of the time its just a cleaning. I use stabil and ethanol free.

They make a hose for ethanol you can buy at boat stores but they are high dollar.

Dko everything is high dollar now lol. You price a new tank or hose 50-80 dollars. 3 x the old price. Ridiculous

It is ridiculous but I guess now its a necessary evil.

Originally Posted by creekslick

if your motor has 2 carbs the top one will run out of gas before the bottom one then your top cylinder will be moving with no oil


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Not entirely accurate. I have clear tygon fuel lines on my 3 cylinder and can watch fuel leaving/coming into the pump. The fuel pump is attached to one carb (center carb on mine) and pumps it directly but there is only one fuel outlet for the other 2 which has a "t" that splits and provides fuel to the other 2 carbs.

They say that enathnol is bad to seperate over time and can cause problems. Most dealers recommend putting on a water seperater / filter on the gas line too.

Be sure to use BLUE Marine grade Stabil

Mozt any small bulk plant that supplies farmers will have ethanol free gas usually cost 10 cents more per gallon.