Removing ethanol from unleaded fuel

Not for me. I buy ethanol free gasoline.

Bob

I remove the ethanol for lawn mower.  There is an easier way.  Buy the Mr. Funnel that separates water from gas.  After you add water to you gas and shake it up the ethanol bonds to water.  Then use a another gas can with Mr. Funnel to separate the water/ethanol from the gas.  The octane does drop a few points.

@Bobby D posted:

Bob

I remove the ethanol for lawn mower.  There is an easier way.  Buy the Mr. Funnel that separates water from gas.  After you add water to you gas and shake it up the ethanol bonds to water.  Then use a another gas can with Mr. Funnel to separate the water/ethanol from the gas.  The octane does drop a few points.

And @IndianBob wrote "... is it something that is even really necessary?"   

That's the crux of the matter- you have to buy higher octane fuel to start with, you're now messing with the chemistry, and it makes what's left very expensive.  If your car needs the octane wouldn't you be better off to leave it alone?   Alcohol does also have the benefit of burning at a lower temperature, so if your car is jetted for it I don't see the benefit of removing it (doesn't mean there isn't one so someone please enlighten me if I'm missing something).  You do have to make sure the fuel hose is modern fuel rated (I don't believe the original VW/Porsche woven style is, but as always I could be wrong!) and you can't leave gas/alcohol mixes in carburetors (or the gas tank for that matter) for extended periods without first treating it with Stabil (or some such equivalent) but again, if you're set up for it I don't see the point?

  Or, if there are enough places around you that sell alcohol free gas, you're confident in their quality/ the octane you're buying is what you're getting and you can guarantee yourself you will never put anything else in it (switching between fuels with carburetors does mess with the air/fuel mixture and each fuel has to be jetted accordingly) then there's that route as well.                                                                               Hope this helps.  Al

Al

You are right.  I don't do this for the speedster because it would be a PIYA.  I have been putting Startron in the speedster fuel.  However, I think most of these fuel stablizers are sake oil.  He is a video where these Canadian guys tested like 10 additives.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...hannel=TarylFixesAll