X2 with Daryl and 68tpls400 (greg's) input:

If the fuel in your tank likes water with the current oxygenated fuels, it doesn't belong in my gas tank, period! I recently finished a boat restoration and when I dumped the fuel out of the tank, I saw the phase separation at ~50/50 to fuel, to ethanol and water. Fortunately I never attempted to start the boat but it does have a water separator filter as well , but would have been overwhelmed. Ethanol is truly the Devil in my opinion. I have replaced all lines with the current coast guard rated soft-line products but will not run the ethanol crap.

I have to travel ~30 miles to get the non-ethanol, unleaded 91 octane for my mower and lawn care power tools.... ok, the car as well but is says recreational fuel so I don't advertise. I can get race gas for $6.99 a gallon (with 115 octane and lead up the road 15 mi or so) so the 1968 gets a run to the race gas pump once a year just for fun (also says off-road fuel on the pump :~).

Funny story, was at the race gas pump 15 mi north and west of the house, and was directly filling the Firebird a year ago and the local Village police squad pulls pull up to check out the car, didn't give a rats-rear end about the fuel was going into the tank.

Kevin-

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