Ethanol in Outboards

[PopPop]

Worth a read !!

http://theoutboardwizard.bizhosting....outboards.html

[Bill Huson]

damage not restricted to outboards. . .

marine inboard engines suffer as well.

[mercguy]

Oh Yes!!!

marine inboard engines suffer as well.

I have done LOTS of valve jobs (tuliped valves from being too lean) caused by the new fuels!!!!!! In cold and wet climates, it also creates "carb icing" and hard to start issues..........carbureted inboard motors are more affected by this new fuel than outboards, but both are affected.......especially if the fuel is sat "idle" (unused) for extended periods of time without any "conditioner" added.........

[ricochet112]

I have done LOTS of valve jobs (tuliped valves from being too lean) caused by the new fuels!!!!!! In cold and wet climates, it also creates "carb icing" and hard to start issues..........carbureted inboard motors are more affected by this new fuel than outboards, but both are affected.......especially if the fuel is sat "idle" (unused) for extended periods of time without any "conditioner" added.........

Have you heard of or tried this; http://mystarbrite.com/startron/

Ethanol / E10 fuels increase the amounts of water and sludge in your fuel tank.
Star Tron breaks down this excess water and sludge to sub-micron size allowing it to be safely burned away during normal engine operation.
Therefore Star Tron prevents phase separation and fuel gelling, eliminating ethanol fuel problems.

I've been selling this for about 9 months now over my usual CRC marine stabilizer.