At our region meeting today one of the members said that the state of Maine does not require ethanol gas and all stations have non-ethanol fuel. Maybe one of our Maine members could verify that statement. Might be worth a trip over the border to fill the old cars before storing for winter as its only 50 miles away.
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Steve, For you and others, there is an excellent website which lists locations of all stations selling non ethanol gas. It is www.pure-gas.org
I'm vacationing in CA this week and note there are few places in San Diego which sell it. I just wonder how our San Diego Region members are managing and whether they have found any stations selling pure gas. We'll be relocating here in 2016 and this is a real concern, as I have had to replace fuel pumps and carbs after they were eaten by this lousy fuel.
I do note that most marinas sell the pure stuff as it isn't usable in boat engines either, so that will be my first place to look for it here.
Happy Thanksgiving to all!!
Rick
"Never time to do it right the first time, but always time to do it over."
Steve, For you and others, there is an excellent website which lists locations of all stations selling non ethanol gas. It is www.pure-gas.org
I'm vacationing in CA this week and note there are few places in San Diego which sell it. I just wonder how our San Diego Region members are managing and whether they have found any stations selling pure gas. We'll be relocating here in 2016 and this is a real concern, as I have had to replace fuel pumps and carbs after they were eaten by this lousy fuel.
I do note that most marinas sell the pure stuff as it isn't usable in boat engines either, so that will be my first place to look for it here.
Happy Thanksgiving to all!!
WOW! Leaving the beauty of Vermont for sunny California.
Best of luck and Happy Thanksgiving, Rick.
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The pumps at the smaller air fields in Norway are selling non-ethanol gas, but due to strict regulations I think you have to be a member of the club to get the clean gas ( E 0) for your car.
The marinas here also sell the E 0 for the moment, but as the authorities have urged for adding 5,5% ethanol in all gas, this could change early next year if we do not oppose it. Engine cut at open sea is a very risky and dangerous business.
Sorry, but more and more people are complaining as to the damage due to bio gas and bio diesel in Norway now. Why cannot the deciding politicians and the departments listen to what is happening in the real world?
Hope SEMA continues to influence the US gas market to keep some pumps in each district free from bio liquids.
Solan G, # 32797
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Hi Bob, Thanks and happy Thanksgiving to you and your family as well. Yup, we hope to become San Diegans provided we can sell the house in VT next year.
I just hope we can find the "good gas" over there.
Cheers,
Rick
"Never time to do it right the first time, but always time to do it over."
Solan, I think the message from SEMA is finally getting across here in the U.S. as now many States are passing their own legislation to ban the stuff--the latest being Maine, and there are also grass roots efforts here in Vermont also. There is a national TV campaign afoot now also trying to counter the Ethanol industry's lobbying.
Rick
"Never time to do it right the first time, but always time to do it over."
SEMA seems to grow stronger. Join that organization and you will help to preserve the present motor hobby to last longer into future. SEMA is working for all motor enthusiasts.
Charlie..... How about these race cars are designed to run on the E15 fuel. That's pretty simple to understand. Our vintage Chevys were not designed to run on the Ethanol laced fuel. Therefore the parts and pieces of our vintage vehicles (and other equipment such as lawn mowers, chain saws, etc) don't hold up well to ethanol. Any further explanation would get into the politics of why we are getting ethanol forced upon us, and discussion of politics is a no-no on Chat.
'nuff said......meanwhile, I'll go downtown in Brandon, VT and pay $2.79 per gallon for non-ethanol gas for my '71 Chevelle so it runs well and doesn't get all gummed up.
BTW the non ethanol gas comes down to VT from our Canadian neighbors. Do you have non-ethanol available where you live?
Yes we have a choice of 87 E-10 and 87 without most 91 is E-10 also have E-85. The 87 without is 40 cents more a gallon.
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