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I'm curious to what type fuel blends everyone uses in there newer 4 stroke outboard engines? I bought my 1st 4 stroke 2 yrs ago and have only run non-ethanol/methanol gas which as most of you know is expensive, but being in a business that uses plenty of small gas engines, I've found the upfront cost of the good fuel out weights the down time for fuel related problems.
Non ethanol 91 from kwik
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Not taking a chance and many will disagree! I have seen 1st had what ethanol gas does after it sits for a bit !
my 4 stroke boat motor and all my small engines has only seen ethanol free gas since new and that’s all I’ll ever run and I make sure it comes from a dedicated line/tank! :twocents
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I buy non-ethanol from a pump that has a dedicated fill hose for that selection only if possible. Ethanol, as much as a gallon will be pumped into your tank before the non-ethanol reached the hose nozzle on pumps without a dedicated hose. The next person at the pump gets the gallon of good gas before the cheap stuff runs into their tank.
I run regular 87 octane pump gas on everything. (ethanol blend)
Motor is a 2017 60hp 4stroke purchased in 2016.
My friend had a 1995 Merc 4 stroke and he does the same. Neither of us have had any problems with our outboards.
The only problem I've ever had with any equipment was a chainsaw that I just could not get started after sitting un-used for 2 years. I was going to rebuild the carb but decided to dump out the old fuel and replace with new fuel. After adding the fresh 2 stroke blend it fired right up and never had a problem again.
One thing I learned about these fuel threads is no one ever changes anyone's mind.
Non-ethanol in my 2017 Yamaha SHO
Pretty easy to find.
Pure-gas.org - ethanol-free gasoline in the U.S. and Canada
Non-ethanol real gas for me. I don't like corn liquor in my tanks!
Ran a Mercury 40 HP four stroke for 7 years with regular gas 87 octane. Sold the boat and for the past 2 years it has been run on the Columbia River 2-3 times per week. No issues whatsoever. Am running same gas in my 2023 Tohatsu 60/40 four stroke jet. As has been said ain't nobody changing their mind on this issue.
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