I only recently realized another problem with the "forced ethanol sold in gasoline". If most of yiou are like me, I have several older single cylinder motors used on a garden tiller, small emergency conditionon generator, chain saw, lawn mower, etc. This fall, when I dug out the generator, wanted to check it out, run it for a while, put fresh fuel in it as I always drain it, then run out of fuel prior to storing, fire up the chainsaw, in other words, get most of what might be required during a bad weather period in good shape to start and operate as expected.
I ended up replacing the carb on the 12 hosepower Briggs engine, as it was a plastic base unit. The chainsaw more than likely will not requirea a new carb, but overhauling, cleaning it, getting it running and jets properly adjusted will cost as much as a new carb would have, if one was available.
These are the type of engines which will normally end up running very little, but are required to be operational if and when they are needed.
But due to the corroxive ethanol, keeping such older but in good condition units may no longer be practical. The folks who operate small engine shops tell me they have never seen so many engines with carbs eat up, and the new plastic ones are not doing as well as the older metal ones they were supposed to replace.
In my opinion this whole mess is the result of some of our so called Nation's leaders who to get the next election's votes are forcing this idea down everyone's throat, and like previously stated, at this time ethanol production is requiring more energy from fossil fuels than it replaces. Not very good economics to me, and I have to imagine the rag heads in the sand box area are smiling all the way to the bank at our stupidity.
