Confused on fuel type
#11
04-30-2019, 08:07 AM
...one of the issues I've seen with ethanol is it's worse damage seems to be done in vehicles that are stored or used very little. Ethanol by nature absorbs moisture over time, so in rarely used vehicles it can bring water into the fuel. Stabil & SeaFoam seem to help and I always used it before storage. A few years ago a new gas station opened up by me that has "ethanol free" gas and it's now around $3.79gal. I fill up the vehicles I'm storing with it just prior to storing them. Ethanol too is a slight octane enhancer itself. Most modern vehicles have plastic, viton or stainless steel components that are compatible with ethanol. Older vehicles with rubber fuel lines, cork floats in carbs, steel fuel tanks can have issues over time if stored frequently.
#12
04-30-2019, 11:35 AM
Seasoned HDF Member
#13
04-30-2019, 02:48 PM
Road Master
and/or under heavy load, especially in higher gears, you're asking for ping damage.
It's not worth the risk just to save a couple bucks.
#14
04-30-2019, 03:09 PM
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#15
04-30-2019, 03:21 PM
Seasoned HDF Member
Don’t run more than 10% ethanol, unless your motor is designed to run on it...and Harley’s are not.
octane rating is additives, including ethanol, in the gasoline to reduce pre-detonation, a.k.a. Pinging, knock, etc. higher compression, high load, high temperatures, can cause pre-detonation. Modern motors, like later model Harleys, detect pre-detonation, and then make adjustments such as retarding spark, to reduce predetonation. As such, by running lower octane, your ECU may detect pre-detonation, and retard the spark...and thereby as a consequence reducing power, to reduce the detonation.
octane rating is additives, including ethanol, in the gasoline to reduce pre-detonation, a.k.a. Pinging, knock, etc. higher compression, high load, high temperatures, can cause pre-detonation. Modern motors, like later model Harleys, detect pre-detonation, and then make adjustments such as retarding spark, to reduce predetonation. As such, by running lower octane, your ECU may detect pre-detonation, and retard the spark...and thereby as a consequence reducing power, to reduce the detonation.
#16
04-30-2019, 04:29 PM
Outstanding HDF Member
#17
04-30-2019, 06:14 PM
I am not going to accuse of being a troll, cause I can't figure out why.
Do you own anything else that runs on gas?
#18
04-30-2019, 07:41 PM
Tourer
What do all of you expect the car and motor companies to say about ethanol. The government forces them to use it. Do any of you think manufactures would say anything against ethanol, they would be fined and put out of business. I see what it does to my small engines, I always keep a can of alcohol on my shelf as a solvent, it destroys the metal can in a few months, the lid corrodes on. We have ethanol free around here and glad of it.
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05-01-2019, 11:49 AM
