Corrosion of aluminum carbs and corruption of its stability and power, by today's pump fuel. And think of all the ways it actually increased pollution, while stealing more money from consumers all these years.

 

They conveniently don't tell anyone that ethanol causes pollution as well. They should increase E85 availability and remove it from regular pump gas altogether. We only have it in regular and mid grade, premium is ethanol free here.

 

The idea of using modern day alcohol started in poor countries down south, that could not afford or get gas and oil, but they had a lot of waste crop materials to turn into alcohol fuel. This I think was during the first OPEC embargo.

The current use of it for the same is mostly to feed the farm corporations now, but now we are going to find the crops are being killed off worldwide, by this sun cycle.

https://nextgrandminimum.com/2019/09...-in-200-years/

Your lucky you still get fuel at the pump without alcohol. Alcohol not only corroseds things, but also attracts water and gets a whole lot less polluting miles per gallon. Since you have to burn more......

I have an electric lawnmower and most of my carb it will see on my 461 is plastic, so no problem for me. But others with boats, snowblowers, and more its a different story.

 

The EPA just approved E15 for sale. Will not be surprised some state officials push to replace E10 with E15 at the pump island. Have received newsletters from legislators representing agricultural states telling their constituents to contact EPA officials and demand ethanol usage be increased beyond the current limit.

 

10% ethanol fuel is mandated here in Phoenix as an oxygenated fuel to reduce emissions. So other than CO2, what pollution does it generate?

 

Okay I guess I will weigh in. First of all lawn mowers snow blowers never were designed to use 10% ethanol gas.They are made for regular gas. Generators are also regular gas. Ask small engine mechanics. I have several tell me 10% ethanol messes up the carburetor on this type of equipment. I member when premium gas was around no problems with carbs. I am talking Ethel gas.😂 not ethanol gas.😀

 

co2 is carbon dioxide.this is what humans give off,cars produce CO carbon monoxide.

 

As far as I know anything that burns gives off CO2, as well as what every animal breathes out more than they breath in. CO2 is a minor gas at something like 6 or 8% of our air. Melting ice from the glaciers also releases past trapped CO,2 and so do the oceans and volcanoes.

Plants on the other hand take in CO2, like we use oxygen, and grow faster with increased CO2 available. Another interesting factoid is CO2 goes up and down, with the temperature changes over millions of years, but they follow the temps and it not the other way around. As temperatures rise the CO2 lagging behind goes up, and usually peaks just after temperatures start to fall once again. For the real science nerds out there,

And technically we still haven't pulled out of the last major ice age.

The state of New Mexico mandates 10%, like Arizona. 15% would make all matters worse, as mileage falls more and corrodes more while attracting moisture more.And it will evaporate faster I think more, and be worse for starting, in extreme low temperatures.(Summer blends VS Winter blends) With diesels they switch to kerosene for winter, for the same reason.

The weather is getting nastier, for probably at least the next 50 years with more violent storms of snow and rain, and droughts, as the weather patterns are changing. And it is all part of the normal cycles of this planet, and it is probably true of all planets in the solar system.

 

This is a good statement with correct info. Whoops no more Boston marathons. LOL Now back to The O P post.

 

One more tidbit on fuels and carbs in general, especially the smaller carbs like lawn mowers, here is a "channel" to learn from. Its also a good one for understanding the basics of getting things running or fixing them

https://www.youtube.com/user/mustie1/videos

But this is for guys and also those who are really into carbs and mechanical things, and the way things really work on the most basic of levels. Many a hot roder or car guy doesn't actually understand this possibly ever, in their entire lives.

 

I run ethanol free in lawn equip and any car older than 95.

 

In some places that is possible at the pump, but those places are few and far between, in the US at least.

https://www.pure-gas.org/

 

Not anymore. Casey and others now sell it. It just cost more. KANSAS and Oklahoma sell ethanol free gas. Think Texas does.

 

Kansas, yes, seems to have good availability, but not so much in Texas or Oklahoma. I am not for banning gasohol, but a freedom of market choice should be readily available virtually anywhere. But then again if wishes were horses beggars would ride.

 

CO (carbon monoxide) is generated by incomplete combustion, which is why oxygenated fuels are mandated in areas such as Phoenix. The additional oxygen content in the fuel is supposed to promote complete combustion to reduce CO levels, then the catalytic converters convert any remaining CO to CO2.

 

Aha, so its the EPA creating all that CO2, with their catalytic converters. Drum roll please......bow bow bow.