Real gas?

[joe004]

I just had to get the carb on my motor rebuilt, they said it was because of the ethanol in the gas now. Does anyone know where you can get real gas around the cabot area?

[Gindog]

Ethanol-free gas stations in the U.S. and Canada

[Cmj]

Barco's has it, but its hard to catch them open. I get mine at BP on Tonyville Rd in Jacksonville. I usually just stop by there on my way to Conway.


C.J.

[JigginPoleJoe]

Folks... Prolly gona make some more folks mad! Go figure...

Every time I put my boat on the trailer I pull the fuel line off and run the gas out..
I have no problem with my motor..
Carb wise anyways...

Folks use the term "Rebuilt Carb" loosely... 99.9999% of carbs need cleaned not rebuilt..
All parts are aluminum, brass, maybe a plastic float, and a rubber needle valve..
The ethanol MIGHT make that rubber tip on the needle valve hard and not seal eventually... But that is the only harm I see possible..

The problem here is folks leaving a bowl full of gas in the carb which is a bad deal !

I have found that the gas in my primer bubble starts to stink after a few days of sitting in the sun..
Gas deteriorates very fast!

[blueducklane]

I run the gas out of the fuel line before letting it sit for weeks at a time as well as the carbs. But, you gotta pull the fuel line from the tank and push the ball bearing in on that end of the line (otherwise the fuel pump cant pull that fuel out). But, I've had to replace fuel line connectors at least once a year cause the little O ring that centers the ball bearing weakens and will leak. Then you really need to keep the valve on the tank snugged up when you're not using it. Otherwise, it will breathe in and breathe out several times a day and every time it breathes in, its pulling in moisture (humidity at that time) in.

Carbs are different as far as rubber parts. On some there is a rubber cap on top of the emulsification tube that weakens (from exposure to oxygen and fuel) and will cause a wide open throttle miss almost like you have too large of a main jet.

[arkansasbowhunter]

Cant do that on 4 strokes. Best to use stabil in your gas. I never run mine out and never have a problem since using stabil. In my 2 stroke i would run my gas out but still used stabil.

[JigginPoleJoe]

Cant do that on 4 strokes. Best to use stabil in your gas. I never run mine out and never have a problem since using stabil. In my 2 stroke i would run my gas out but still used stabil.

4 strokers are a lot more tolerable.
If your fishing every week or so it really don't matter...
But a bowl full of old gas is good for nothing..

[hawgrule]

they are hard to find but i believe most sinclair gas stations run 100%gas (atleast the ones in the conway area do. Throw some seafoam in there as well, it will burn everything out of there

[joe004]

Thanks for the input, I do run mine out of gas each time I put it on the trailer the fact is that ethanol speeds the deterioration of plastic and rubber components and it causes problems. I just would rather use good gas hopefully avoid future problems.

[arkman]

Cant do that on 4 strokes. Best to use stabil in your gas. I never run mine out and never have a problem since using stabil. In my 2 stroke i would run my gas out but still used stabil.

I got a new 4 stroke a month or so ago and thats what the dealer recommended. Ethanol free if I could find it, Stabil Marine if I couldnt.