I go with what that old codger Gene Bender says. He"s forgotten more than most can remember.
I have a 1973 Toro snowblower with a 8 hp Tecumseh engine and it runs on the "ethanol/87 octane" ever since it came on the market, runs perfectly and have replaced maybe 7-9 spark plugs thru the years....no way I can remember that! Also replaced 2 starters thru the years.
Old Lawn Boy push mower (from the 1970s)for trimming; same fuel, same good runner but clean the plug every spring and replace plug every decade or so.
1973 Homelite saw (used heavily until 1997 but seldom nowadays) same as Lawn Boy with plugs.
1997 JD mower w/17 hp liquid-cooled Kowasaki same fuel, starts almost too easy in the spring; if it didn"t wifey wouldn"t bug me so much to mow the lawn so often.
BUT...when done with them for the season I always run them empty of fuel, then put them away. (But not the JD, just shut it off.)
Sometimes, if the mower or saw doesn"t start after a few pulls, I squirt some ether in the air cleaner and gosh do they ever fire up and run! Yeah, ain"t supposed to use that, but at 77 yrs old I just want to use them, not have me lay flat on the ground clutching my chest after 39 pulls on that rope.
I have no problem with ethanol, and will have no problem if it is ever not sold anymore.
This all reminds me of an old Shakespeare play called "Much Ado About Nothing".
Now to get some of the boys on here all cranked up, let"s debate how higher octane makes for more power or performance! That one is always a hoot. It gets some to do shouting and screaming!!
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