[CurlyDave]

Since they mandated it in Florida I have had to buy a new string trimmer every year .

Three things:

1. Use only premium gas in small engines.

2. Use non-ethanol if you can find it.

3. There is a product called STA-BIL which prevents deterioration of gasoline in storage. Put a triple, that's right, triple dose in the premium gas you buy for the string trimmer. Put it in the can before you pump the gas in.

Your small engines will last like a mother-in-law's curse.

[Myrddin]

I use SeaFoam to scavenge the water from my fuel in Idaho. Ethanol contaminated fuel attracts water, ices fuel lines and creates a clogging gel inside conventional carburetors. StaBil is a good call for Winter storage. I also keep fuel tanks as full as possible to limit the amount of surface area exposed to "air" where moisture can be wicked from the air.

[Lera]

Thanks for the tip on the STA-BIL :)
We try not to store any gas anymore and just buy enough at a time to run the tractor and trimmer etc when we need it .

I only use Shell’s best gas too as my truck runs terrible on anything else .

[wally_bert]

It looks like I will be a 93 E Free buyer from now on.

I’m getting a new vehicle to replace the one that I was sunk with back in the flooding and I will do everything I can to run that fuel.

The old stuff when it runs, gets ethanol free anyway.

[FreedomPoster]

I use Marine Sta-Bil. And just a double dose.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

I just barely got that gulp of coffee down while reading about the curse. Man, that was close.