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Old 12-22-2013, 07:28 PM   #41 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kennybobby View Post
There sure is water in that E10 crap, they aren't making 200 proof alcohol to add into gasoline. Just pour a quart into a glass jar and let it sit for a week and you will see the cloudiness and separation. Leave it in a carburated motorsickle for more than about 6 weeks and you'll be pulling the carbs to clean the spooge out of the pilot jets. Yes it costs more for pure gas, but it's still cheaper than rebuilding carbs and gives better mpg.
I bought a gasoline generator off craigs list for cheap because it doesn't run right, inside its carburetor is all cruded up with something, my guess is E10 sitting in the tank for ages.
None of my other gasoline powered machines have had a problem like this, but I run E0 in them.

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