Boating United Calling For Comments On EPA Ethanol Plans
06-02-2016, 11:45 AM
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Boating United Calling For Comments On EPA Ethanol Plans
A call to action from Boating United, http://speedonthewater.com/in-the-ne...-ethanol-plans.
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06-09-2016, 04:45 AM
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Done ! Thank you for bringing this opportunity to be heard.
A normal spring for me is dealing with approx 5-8 carburetors brought to me that have ethanol related issues. Typically, these carburetors have just sat for the winter. You cannot miss the ethanol damage, it is a white granular dried jelly type substance, and the metal (aluminum, zinc, etc) will be white and flaky.
Not my photos, but this is just like some of the worse one's:
A normal spring for me is dealing with approx 5-8 carburetors brought to me that have ethanol related issues. Typically, these carburetors have just sat for the winter. You cannot miss the ethanol damage, it is a white granular dried jelly type substance, and the metal (aluminum, zinc, etc) will be white and flaky.
Not my photos, but this is just like some of the worse one's:
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06-10-2016, 07:12 PM
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What the EPA has apparently not yet figured out about boats and Ethanol is that the average age of the boating fleet is much older than the average age of the automotive fleet. For instance, in any mall parking lot, how many carbureted engines do you think you’d find? Probably zero. Now go to any marina and ask the same question. What you’d find is that the majority of marine engines are still carbureted – because they’re so much older.
So why is the age of the fleet such an important question? Because most fuel injected engines were designed and built with at least some consideration for Ethanol in the fuel. That means that they were designed and built for the special issues that Ethanol causes. Gasoline with some amount of Ethanol is not a bad thing – if the engine it goes into is designed for it. Almost no older / carbureted engines were designed or built with consideration for anything like Ethanol. That’s why these older engines are having so many problems. And since percentage wise there are more older engines in the boating fleet, these engines are seeing many more issues such as clogged carburetors and fuel filters leading to rough running or non-starting engines. (And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.)
If gasoline with Ethanol is such a great thing for boats, let me ask a question: Why do so many marinas offer gasoline without Ethanol when virtually no gas stations on dry land offer such an alternative?
So why is the age of the fleet such an important question? Because most fuel injected engines were designed and built with at least some consideration for Ethanol in the fuel. That means that they were designed and built for the special issues that Ethanol causes. Gasoline with some amount of Ethanol is not a bad thing – if the engine it goes into is designed for it. Almost no older / carbureted engines were designed or built with consideration for anything like Ethanol. That’s why these older engines are having so many problems. And since percentage wise there are more older engines in the boating fleet, these engines are seeing many more issues such as clogged carburetors and fuel filters leading to rough running or non-starting engines. (And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.)
If gasoline with Ethanol is such a great thing for boats, let me ask a question: Why do so many marinas offer gasoline without Ethanol when virtually no gas stations on dry land offer such an alternative?
06-10-2016, 10:40 PM
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first thing I do when my car starts throwing emissions warnings is to find some corn free gas and a spirited ride. what would otherwise be a $500+ bmw bill to replace parts is solved with one tank of corn free gas. we need our farmers putting food in the bellies of folks not in our gas tanks.
