http://thisoldboat.fantasyhrderby.com/2008/10/01/dealing-with-e-10-ethanol-gasoline-in-a-marine-environment-with-startron/ Supporting owners and enthusiasts with issues related to operating Classic and Older Boats Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:06:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://thisoldboat.fantasyhrderby.com/2008/10/01/dealing-with-e-10-ethanol-gasoline-in-a-marine-environment-with-startron/#comment-1294 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:06:12 +0000 http://thisoldboat.fantasyhrderby.com/2008/10/01/dealing-with-e-10-ethanol-gasoline-in-a-marine-environment-with-startron/#comment-1294 [...] Last year I wrote an article titled “Dealing with E-10 Ethanol Gasoline in a Marine Environment with StarTron” on This Old Boat Blog. For those who have followed my advice, the chances of those being hit with Ethanol Phase Separation have been greatly minimized. To simply recap, most of the fuel on the water today is E-10 fuel, that’s 10% of Ethanol. In a marine environment, with fuel tanks vented to the atmosphere, moisture can get into the fuel via everyday condensation. That little bit of water has a chemical reaction with the Ethanol, attaching the water molecules to the Ethanol. When this happens, the Ethanol separates from the fuel, creating a jelly like substance that floats in the fuel. The fuel loses octane and has a cloudy appearance. The separated Ethanol eventually clogs the fuel filters and damages the carburetors and/or fuel injectors.  As the boats start to run rough and stall out, it’s too late…you’re headed for costly repairs. [...] […] Last year I wrote an article titled “Dealing with E-10 Ethanol Gasoline in a Marine Environment with StarTron” on This Old Boat Blog. For those who have followed my advice, the chances of those being hit with Ethanol Phase Separation have been greatly minimized. To simply recap, most of the fuel on the water today is E-10 fuel, that’s 10% of Ethanol. In a marine environment, with fuel tanks vented to the atmosphere, moisture can get into the fuel via everyday condensation. That little bit of water has a chemical reaction with the Ethanol, attaching the water molecules to the Ethanol. When this happens, the Ethanol separates from the fuel, creating a jelly like substance that floats in the fuel. The fuel loses octane and has a cloudy appearance. The separated Ethanol eventually clogs the fuel filters and damages the carburetors and/or fuel injectors.  As the boats start to run rough and stall out, it’s too late…you’re headed for costly repairs. […]

]]> http://thisoldboat.fantasyhrderby.com/2008/10/01/dealing-with-e-10-ethanol-gasoline-in-a-marine-environment-with-startron/#comment-471 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:56 +0000 http://thisoldboat.fantasyhrderby.com/2008/10/01/dealing-with-e-10-ethanol-gasoline-in-a-marine-environment-with-startron/#comment-471 Wow. This is some great info on E-10 for your boats. I will make sure to follow these tips when I take my boat out this summer. Wow. This is some great info on E-10 for your boats. I will make sure to follow these tips when I take my boat out this summer.

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