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Doryman

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Wondering if our northern neighbors have avoided the Ethanol scam -- i.e, do I need to use Sta-Bil with Canadian gas?

Thanks,
Warren
 
Doryman":3jg8viue said:
Wondering if our northern neighbors have avoided the Ethanol scam -- i.e, do I need to use Sta-Bil with Canadian gas?

Thanks,
Warren
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From this site -
" * Ethanol-blended gasoline

Ethanol-blended gasoline is a fuel that typically contains up to 10% ethanol in unleaded gasoline. We use ethanol in our gasoline where legislation requires its use and where conditions warrant. The Federal Government has regulated that motor gasoline sold in Canada after Sept. 1, 2010 must contain an annual pool average of 5% ethanol. Different provincial mandates also exist, some with higher ethanol pool requirements. Because of these mandates, most grades of Petro-Canada fuel may now contain up to 10% ethanol. This represents a change from the previous state, where premium fuel was ethanol-free at Petro-Canada. To find out if ethanol-blended gasoline is sold at a station look for the yellow labels in the pump area indicating that the fuel may contain a maximum of 10% ethanol.
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So I guess that means you might find ethanol free gas but you might not. Probably you should carry some Stabil on board but you should use the Canadian version - St Ehhhhhbil, Eh.
 
Ya Use it in Canada I filled up last year in rivers inlet and half hour latter right in front of cape caution my boat died, had some stabilizer with me poured it in got the boat running again first it would just idle then slowing the power came back and it starting running fine but it was a scary moment or two bad place to have a fuel problems and it was water in my fuel from Duncanby landing in rivers inlet.
 
Duff: do you have a water separating fuel filter between your fuel tank and engine? If so I'm surprised water got by it in quantities sufficient to cause that failure. I've always been told to watch for water in gas you buy on the water, including long before ethanol. I suspect that fuel issues are the single biggest cause of marine engine failure in general. Ethanol no doubt makes the problems worse. If your kicker uses the same type fuel as the main, you may also be able to take its fuel supply from an outlet port in the filter block. good luck to you! Mike.
 
as far as i know up here in the great white north (birth place of most of the boston bruins) premium has no ethanol, some brands of midgrade do and some don't and i believe all regular has some ethanol, the marinas i have been at so far have all used no ethanol fuel (although i have been to that many yet)
 
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