Way off topic: bent B&S exhaust valve

[hogpatrol]

Run non-ethanol gas in it. Use premium oil and change often. I stuck a valve in my snow blower but thankfully it is a flat head. Varnish being the culprit. A lot of gas stations now offer non ethanol fuel for boats and tractors etc. You can look up gas stations in your area on the internet. It is more expensive than the absolute garbage they pass off as fuel today. When I was a kid you could go to Hess and get 101+ and Sunoco had 280 premium which was I think 104 octane with lots of that beautiful tetra ethyl lead in it. I miss the good stuff. I know my Mustang with 10.5 to one compression idles better and has more power on race gas but at over 10 bucks a gallon it is crazy.

Jon, run avgas in your pony, 100LL actually has more lead in it than the old leaded gas.

 

[brokeasajoke]

Run non-ethanol gas in it. Use premium oil and change often. I stuck a valve in my snow blower but thankfully it is a flat head. Varnish being the culprit. A lot of gas stations now offer non ethanol fuel for boats and tractors etc. You can look up gas stations in your area on the internet. It is more expensive than the absolute garbage they pass off as fuel today. When I was a kid you could go to Hess and get 101+ and Sunoco had 280 premium which was I think 104 octane with lots of that beautiful tetra ethyl lead in it. I miss the good stuff. I know my Mustang with 10.5 to one compression idles better and has more power on race gas but at over 10 bucks a gallon it is crazy.

Maybe the price of real fuel has come down or will trickle down soon. I run 112 in a trx250r and it was about $8 last I bought.

 

[hogpatrol]

Maybe the price of real fuel has come down or will trickle down soon. I run 112 in a trx250r and it was about $8 last I bought.

Avgas is down a buck or more a gallon. Some parts of the country it's below three dollars. A local airport has it for $3.99 self serve.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Avgas is down a buck or more a gallon. Some parts of the country it's below three dollars. A local airport has it for $3.99 self serve.

You cant even get into our airports to buy anymore unless you have a hanger and know the gate code. They dont cater to the public anymore since 9/11

 

[hogpatrol]

Good read on lead in gasoline, how it was discovered to work. what it does and why it was banned.

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/sipa/envp/louchouarn/courses/env-chem/Pb-Rise&Fall(Nriagu1990).pdf

 

[hogpatrol]

You cant even get into our airports to buy anymore unless you have a hanger and know the gate code. They dont cater to the public anymore since 9/11

Dusty, in metro airports that's true but there are many small rural ones that are still without gates and open to the public.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Dusty, in metro airports that's true but there are many small rural ones that are still without gates and open to the public.

Its the rural ones im talking about around here- the ones with possibly one mechanic on the whole field

 

[Drop Port]

Guys, you can use any gas you want in a small engine but those that run chainsaws for a living use high octane. The cheap, low octane stuff is ok for 30 days. After that, it's junk. I'll add that any additive like MMO or other cleaners reduce octane.

Stihl and Husqvarna recommend the use of high octane unleaded gasoline. Both brands of pro saws are designed to burn fuel rated at 89 octane or higher. Most regular grade fuel has an octane rating of about 87. This is not enough.

Been running VP race fuel and High end 2T synthetic race oil in saws, they run and smell great. Already had it for the bikes so why not feed it to the saws.

 

[hogpatrol]

Its the rural ones im talking about around here- the ones with possibly one mechanic on the whole field

Don't know but could it be state regulations in effect? I drove in to one in SE PA yesterday, no gate. Another in NE MD I go to has a grass strip and fuel is also non gated. These aren't far from metro areas

 

[jonbearman]

Jon, run avgas in your pony, 100LL actually has more lead in it than the old leaded gas.

The problem is I cant get aviation fuel without a pilots license.