Alcohol free gas?

General Boats and Motors
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I have been putting my alcohol test kit to work. I have tested several local stations and have found gas ranging from 6.5% up to almost the full 10%. My plan was to find the lowest concentration of alcohol and use it for my truck and maybe the boat.

Yesterday I had an idea. When I test the gas the amount of water in the jar increases indicating the alcohol removed from the gas. I “tested” about a pint of gasoline, therefore removing the alcohol. I very carefully poured off this gas leaving the water/alcohol behind. I next “tested” this gas again. The results indicated NO alcohol. My question to all ya’ll smart folks is this. I have a few 15 gallon translucent plastic drums. If I put about 2 inches of water in the bottom of one of these drums and then fill it with gas and shake it up and let it sit for an hour or so and then drain off the gas, have I just “made” a drum of alcohol free gas?

Let me know what ya’ll think. Trust me I plan to do a lot of talking and research before I pour this stuff into a $17,000. dollar outboard.

Thanks in advance

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You can buy ethanol free gas
They don’t sell it everywhere, but there are 4-5 spots in Charleston…typically runs more expensive (this weekend it was $4.19/gallon where i get mine) than normal gas, but not as expensive as the ethanol free gas you’d buy at a marina.

207 CC SeaHunt
Yamaha 150

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http://pure-gas.org/

“Apathy is the Glove into Which Evil Slips It’s Hand”.

4

When you separate the alcohol, you are also lowering the octane rating. Could possibly cause more issues. Just buy pure gas if you can.

fish today work tomorrow
The Bi Polar Express
Sportsman Masters 227

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Seems like a lot of trouble to me. Just buy non-E gas.

http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=SC

Charleston 	UNBRANDED 	89 	Am Flag [843-556-1605] 	2209 Savannah Hwy 	N32.79113 W80.03835 	 

Charleston 	UNBRANDED 	89 	Clair's [843-795-8926] 	334 Folly Rd 	N32.75988 W79.97431

Charleston 	EXXON 	89 	Fuel Express [843-881-9676] 	7265 Cross County Rd 	N32.92200 W80.07000 	

Charleston 	EXXON 	93 	Harbor View Exxon [843-795-6961] 	971 Harbor View Rd 	N32.74206 W79.93469 	

Charleston 	UNBRANDED 	93 	Kwik Stop Food Mart [843-225-9459] 	2004 Ashley River Rd. 	N32.80943 W80.02579 	

Charleston 	UNBRANDED 	93 	Piggly Wiggly [843-762-6255] 	1985 Folly Rd 	N32.68605 W79.95994 	

Charleston 	UNBRANDED 	87 89 93 	V Go [843-763-1457] 	1127 Savannah Hwy 	N32.78388 W79.99681

Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats

“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose

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I just go to spinx. Removing the alcohol lowers the octane. There comes a point where my time is worth more than a few dollars here or there. Just not worth the trouble and damange that could possibly be done.

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Ya’ll are right. Just suck it up and pay the price. I was at the new Parkers in Beaufort the other day and noticed the regular was $2.98 and the marine (alcohol free) was $4.03 and that made me start thinking about how much trouble it would be to remove the alcohol from the regular.

Oh and BTW, the regular on that particular day was only 6.58% alcohol.

ZX

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Do not use the gas you like that. They use the ethanol to raise the octane. I had phase separation on a tank of E10 and the gas that was left ran rough. Ended up dumping it at the recycling center. Cleaned carbs and never put any ethanol in again. It’s $3.59 per gallon in Lexington where I get bait.

Wellcraft V-20 sportfish with a 200 Evinrude

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I’m not positive, but I dont think the old Russell’s (AM Flag now) has sole E-free gas in a long time.

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Yeppers, I found out that the octane numbers drop by about 5% without the alcohol. We are up to five from a low of two marine fuel stations in Beaufort now. I expect we will soon see some drop in price. Thanks for all the input.

ZX