Engine hesitation at cruise speed
07-31-2025 | 11:48 PM
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From: Omaha/LOTO
The risks I know of with using E10 are it will act as a cleaning agent inside the tank, its harder on the rubber components of the fuel system and if it sits for a while it can go thru phase separation.
My fuel lines are brand new and are rated for alcohol type fuels, the fuel water separator is brand new and the fuel pump is a 2 year old Holley mechanical fuel pump. The lines on the carb are hard line. Im going thru about 150 gallons every 3-4 weeks and I take the boat out for short jaunts weekly. The last fuel water seperator i pulled off had 150 gallons thru it and when I cut it open I didnt find and debris or anything abnormal.
other than the cons Ive listed are there other reasons to not use E10 from Sam's?
My fuel lines are brand new and are rated for alcohol type fuels, the fuel water separator is brand new and the fuel pump is a 2 year old Holley mechanical fuel pump. The lines on the carb are hard line. Im going thru about 150 gallons every 3-4 weeks and I take the boat out for short jaunts weekly. The last fuel water seperator i pulled off had 150 gallons thru it and when I cut it open I didnt find and debris or anything abnormal.
other than the cons Ive listed are there other reasons to not use E10 from Sam's?
