About two months ago I contacted a state lawmaker about the gas pumps not having ethanol (10%) labels on the pumps. Seems back in the early 2000's the MI lawmakers decided not to label gas pumps so that the subjects of Mi wouldn't be worried about the effects of ethanol. Also said because the move to ethanol is nationwide, so if you are in MI one really doesn't know what you're pumping.

 

same here in or and wa, you have no choice

 

In Minnesota its mostly gasoline with corn filler. You can however find pure gas. I know where the stations that carry it are in my area and fill up there when I can. I keep a PDF of stations state wide on my IPhone when I am away.

Google non-oxy fuel and your state name and there may be a listing for your state.

 

Hmmmm...interesting, I have never seen a sign like that.

 

Yep, it's all 10% ethanol here too. My EFI Super Glide runs okay on it.

 

I burn E-10 in everything gas powered I own. The only caution is don't let it sit for more than a month or so. It will draw moisture. Keep it fresh.

 

I'd never had to use 10% til my road trip to Illinois that I just got back from. On this trip in certain states I ran into it and found that all stations had it so was stuck using it. I wasn't sure what to expect but had no choice of course. To my surprise it ran great and I even seemed to get 2 or 3 mpg better MPG's than on regular gas (huh?). That's just my limited experience but now that I've used it I'm not worried about it anymore - appears to be a non-issue.

One thing I've also noticed on cross-country trips thru multiple states is that the fuel blends must vary considerably from place to place. In CA I get 40-42 for an average (although there are alot of mountain grades I'm dealing with so that would effect things). In other states on my recent road trip I got 50-51 mpg for multiple tanks consecutively.

Anyone else noticed this ref fuels in different states when travelling?

 

One thing I've also noticed on cross-country trips thru multiple states is that the fuel blends must vary considerably from place to place. In CA I get 40-42 for an average (although there are alot of mountain grades I'm dealing with so that would effect things). In other states on my recent road trip I got 50-51 mpg for multiple tanks consecutively.

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Oh yeah! I noticed as much as a 25% reduction in mileage from pump to pump on my little cross country trip.

 

Still some around that dont have it.. is getting harder though.
I still don't care for it. usually lose 3-4 mpgs everytime I use it.

 

I've noticed that my bike will pop / backfire when I'm decelerating and my Dodge Ram goes from about 16/17 mpg to 14/15 mpg on ethanol. I try and keep mental notes as to which stations (locally) use gas or ethanol. and if the station says 100% gasoline and my bike or truck acts up I won't go there again. Personally, I won't buy crapanol unless I have to.