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Luvn737s is currently offline  Luvn737s   United States
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Has anyone had any success in persuading their local gas station to carry ethanol-free gas? I would think that if nothing else, you could get landscapers and other small-engine gas users to help carry the message to local stations to carry at least a pump or two dedicated to real gasoline.

Randy
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Ahwatukee (Phoenix) AZ

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Re: Local Ethanol-Free Gas [message #220765 is a reply to message #220764] Sun, 01 September 2013 15:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Luvn737s wrote on Sun, 01 September 2013 15:38

Has anyone had any success in persuading their local gas station to carry ethanol-free gas? I would think that if nothing else, you could get landscapers and other small-engine gas users to help carry the message to local stations to carry at least a pump or two dedicated to real gasoline.
I never would have thought of that. Probably because I have zero influence over so many things, that is way beyond hope.

Are any of these places close enough to you to be worthwhile?

http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=AZ

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Re: Local Ethanol-Free Gas [message #220772 is a reply to message #220764] Sun, 01 September 2013 16:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Those of you coming to Branson that may go thru Springfield (MO) to get there, many of the Rapid Roberts stations carry premium unleaded with no poison added. Other stations have followed suit and advertise that fact on their marquees. If you are coming down 65 from I-44, exit at Sunshine and go about ONE block west to a Rapid Roberts. Their market is "Corvette and Harley people".

In Missouri, premium is exempt from the "poison mandate". I use this stuff in one of my planes approved for "mogas".

Larry Nelson Springfield, MO Ex GMC'er, then GM Busnut now '77 Eleganza ARS WB0JOT

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Re: Local Ethanol-Free Gas [message #220780 is a reply to message #220764] Sun, 01 September 2013 17:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Luvn737s wrote on Sun, 01 September 2013 15:38

Has anyone had any success in persuading their local gas station to carry ethanol-free gas? I would think that if nothing else, you could get landscapers and other small-engine gas users to help carry the message to local stations to carry at least a pump or two dedicated to real gasoline.


I'm lucky enough to have two Mom and Pop stations very near my home with non-ethanol

Jerry Sitzlar
77 Eleganza II 455 Twin Bed
Lenoir City, East Tennessee

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Re: Local Ethanol-Free Gas [message #220784 is a reply to message #220765] Sun, 01 September 2013 18:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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A Hamilto wrote on Sun, 01 September 2013 13:54


Are any of these places close enough to you to be worthwhile?

http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=AZ


They sell mostly "Race Fuel" in 5 gallon increments at $13/gal. I want to use it in the coach and eventually an old airplane that can't take the lead of 100LL fuel.

But not at $13/gal!

Randy
1973 26' Painted Desert
Ahwatukee (Phoenix) AZ

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Re: [GMCnet] Local Ethanol-Free Gas [message #220835 is a reply to message #220764] Mon, 02 September 2013 06:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Burt and Faye curtis is currently offline  Burt and Faye curtis   United States
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In California, if you buy pure gas, you need to sign a form stating that it
will not be used in vehicles that are running on the public roads. And
locally it cost about $6.00 per gallon.

Bert and Fay Curtis
'76 Glenbrook
Kneeland, CA

On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Randy <Acrosport2@hotmail.com> wrote:

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> Has anyone had any success in persuading their local gas station to carry
> ethanol-free gas? I would think that if nothing else, you could get
> landscapers and other small-engine gas users to help carry the message to
> local stations to carry at least a pump or two dedicated to real gasoline.
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> 1973 26' Painted Desert
> Ahwatukee (Phoenix) AZ
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Re: [GMCnet] Local Ethanol-Free Gas [message #220860 is a reply to message #220835] Mon, 02 September 2013 10:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
dwayne jacobson[1] is currently offline  dwayne jacobson[1]   United States
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in the Maritimes all Irving Gas stations carry ethanol free gas - complete.
Here in BC - Chevron 94 is ethanol free (that's what I use in my Avanti
(car) and Kingsley
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Re: Local Ethanol-Free Gas [message #220862 is a reply to message #220764] Mon, 02 September 2013 10:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Hmmm... I didn't realize the station at the pavilions sold those fuels. I get better MPG with my daily driver using higher octane, which makes it cost less for me per gallon than 87. I'll have to check out if they have 91 E0 there.

-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
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Re: Local Ethanol-Free Gas [message #220881 is a reply to message #220764] Mon, 02 September 2013 12:02 Go to previous message
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At $13/gal I would need to get about 40MPG out of the old girl just to break even!

Randy
1973 26' Painted Desert
Ahwatukee (Phoenix) AZ

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