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There is a site for USA Canada ethanol free gas, check here- it lists stations in Ontario, I assume elsewhere. They have no N.S. stations listed, but we may still have ethanol free premium.

www.pure-gas.org/

And there is a simple way to test gasoline for ethanol, heres a good video. I found this out on an outboard site.



m.youtube.com/watch%3A%2F%2Fwww.alloutdoor.com%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY&feature=emb_logo

So what is the reason for forcing Ethanol on consumers against their will? Stretching fuel stocks? Sticking it to the Arabs? The "P" word?

Or even more insidious, wrecking all older gas-powered stuff in an effort to to rid the planet of them (not stated but certainly implemented). This I believe.

So ethanol has less energy than gasoline, which means you will burn more of it.

 

 

I am seeing that our representatives do not represent us, seeing as this is rammed down our throats against our will, knowing full-well the damaging effects. If it were a private company pushing a "defective" product they would likely face a class action suite.

Too late, in BC anyway. ALL gasoline sold here has ethanol.

I am trying to find out if the marine gas has ethanol. So far Ive had mixed answers. Unfortunately, thats not a solution for our cars, and its not really an option for my small engines either. They add dye to the marine gas to identify that road tax has not been paid (just like the gasoline/diesel that farmers can buy). That would be fine for my small engines, except that the dye plugs up the spark arresters. I have a Stihl leaf blower I was given by a neighbour. They had the carb rebuilt and it still would not get up to operating RPM. They gave up and bought a new one.
I played with the old one and heard about the issue with marked gas. Previous owner had been using the marine gas to avoid the ethanol. I pulled the spark arrester and it was almost completely plugged with a powdery substance. Wire brushing cleaned it up and problem solved. Runs like new.
So now Im stuck with adding Stabil to my gas, draining everything in the fall, running Seafoam through them in the spring and tearing apart carbs as required.
How many lawnmowers, trimmers, chainsaws, leaf blowers etc do you think have been junked because of the massive handout to farmers known as mandated ethanol.
Maybe its time to convert my small engines to propane.. Can you do that with a 2-stroke? Hmmm.
Or, convert to steam power and just burn the corn directly.

I have the same 2 barrel on my 85 boat on a four cylinder. It had carb problems form before I owned it. I've spent over 2 years getting it running right. Neighbors on the lake say they've never seen it run that good.... Never changed any jetting, but I'm all ears.
Just another vehicle to work on to make it perform better....LOL Ummm, before you and Carl comment, there is not enough room for the Big Block!!!!

On my boat that would end up being one of those "fish schools"..... a submersed reef....LOL

Lucky dogs. From what I know, Manitoba has no fuel without ethanol.

"The Canadian Fuels Association told CBC News that "in general, P.E.I. gasoline has no ethanol."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-gasoline-fuel-regulations-ethanol-1.6912658

Thanks
Randy