Betty
Anything I have that is old as leaded gas I use nothing but "Mobil" Super
unleaded gas. If I didn't I would not be able to start my Troy built
commercial tiller. It would be carboned up so bad It would not start. As a
matter of fact I use it in all my equipment. I learned this from a couple
places. Most High octane gas is strictly that and does not have the cleaning
additives. I also use it in my vehicles. My plugs have been as clean in my
engines as the day purchased. I learned this working with the people in
general motors whose took apart engines that see how different systems
worked on there engines. I also had a 1974 Ford van that would start showing
I was loosing power and gas mileage would drop from 21 mpg to as low as 7
MPG. This was all shown on my self installed computers before they were an
option in cars as they are now. I would have to pull over to the side of the
road and Kept pumping the gas till I got the engine to start firing on all 8
cyl. There would be a huge cloud of black smoke as the engine finally
cleared it's throat. One day I decided to make it off the express way pulled
into a mobil Gas station and ask for a carbon cleaner to put in the tank. He
didn't have any and sent me down the street to a automotive store. The
manager there said yeah I can sell you something, but the best thing I can
do for you is tell you to go back to the Mobil station or any Mobil station
and run a couple tankfulls of Mobil super unleaded gas and see what happens.
I have not had any trouble since. Everyone besides my five children and
people they tell have been doing this whenever there cars start acting up
with proven success.
I Purchased a new 90 hp Evinrude Outboard engine for my Boat about 7
years ago. It recommends high octane gas that has additives at all times. It
also states that once a year it is beneficial to run racing fuel in the
engine, Why? Because it has all the cleaning additives additives many more
than auto gas.
I would even add fuel injection cleaner to my gas for equipment if I could
not get the other.
I hope this will not be considered off-topic, but has anyone had any
experience with gasoline-operated gardening equipment since they took the
lead out of gas?
It used to be that everything would start up right away in the spring, but
now I have to take everything to the repair shop for a clean-out even
though I thought I had run it dry in the fall. Last season I bought a
little vial of additive which was supposed to keep the gas from gumming up,
but the same old problem this spring. Things won't start without a trip to
the shop.