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To: DugwayDuke

I bought an old(1977) Simplicity Snowblower because it could throw snow farther than anything else ever made.
However, it had an old Briggs & Stratton engine with a downdraft carb.

It did not run well on unleaded, even super. So, I started buying 110 octane leaded racing fuel at Haffner’s here in NH.
It ran great on that, BUT every time I used it my clothes STANK so much from the exhaust from burning that fuel. Not to mention it probably was not good for me to breath!


10 posted on 12/01/2025 7:07:44 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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To: woodbutcher1963

woodbutcher1963 wrote: “It did not run well on unleaded, even super. So, I started buying 110 octane leaded racing fuel at Haffner’s here in NH.”
If there are some marinas near by, they usually have the non-alcohol gasoline since a lot of boats dont run well on the fuels with alcohol added..


21 posted on 12/01/2025 8:08:20 AM PST by DugwayDuke (Most pick the expert who says the things thePy agree with.)
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To: woodbutcher1963

Ethanol gas used to destroy carburetor gaskets and cause all kinds of problem.


35 posted on 12/01/2025 11:45:03 AM PST by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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