I wouldn’t even consider using ethanol fuel in 90% of my equipment.
If ethanol became wide spread, I would use it in generator during a prolonged black out, before running non ethanol on the last tank before storage. Would never run it in anything made before 2000 or anything that’s a PITA to get parts for.
Ethanol binds to water – if you make up a jug with a tap at the bottom, tip in petrol and a couple cups of water, the ethanol will separate and settle at the bottom. Drain that off and you have non ethanol. Start at 98 octane fuel as they will use ethanol as a booster - probably end up at 93 ron.
The price of canned fuel gives me a coronary now, but I would seriously consider it.
Regarding additives, I have occasionally put valvesaver in unleaded. It is a good idea – Briggs did a TSB in the early 80s regarding lead – they stated commercial use will benefit from no lead due to its build up on valves in engines run without thermal shock (gensets, etc).
The average homeowner won’t note a problem with lead on a rotary mower as thermal shock of throttle open/shut as governor operates through varying grass with break up deposits.
They also said a regular homeowner would not note a reduction in life due to no lead. Hence I add ‘lead’ haha
There will be supplies of non ethanol at marinas as its difficult to run boats on 10% ethanol. Same thing in the USA – marinas have non eth.
Except in EPA ‘non attainment areas’; which is a fancy way of saying ‘your area isn’t meeting clean air targets, so we are going to force you to use ethanol’; the fact it will stuff more equipment and mean you have to buy new ones is out of the equation. Sure they pollute less given they must be EU5, but their manufacture and shipping half way around the world has a greater impact.
But, as Clarke and Dawe said, we towed it out of the environment haha
