I have a clean source of fuel, but have NO issues with E10. In my restored ones, I fill the tank and drain the carb. In the rest, I just try to keep the tank full, and burn a tank every six months. Half the year, it is very easy, December til May, not really.
This is true- I had a briggs motor on nurse cart pump that had sat since 2019. Outside. No cover. This spring, I had to resurrect the tank, as I could not find a new poly tank anywhere. I was certain I'd likely be buying a new pump, or at least a carb. It fired on the 2nd pull!!! Before going further, I changed the small inline filter and topped off the gas tank. The pump ran great after the 1st minute.
It's my contention that most ethanol gas issues are due to old cruddy tanks that ethanol scours clean, and then consequently plugs things. Those tanks can be the engine fuel tank, old gas cans, or old storage tanks. If the systems are clean to begin with, I've had no issues.
One last thing- I live in an area where we were required to burn MTBE in gas due to smog concerns prior to ethanol. Prior to ethanol, everyone had the same issues as now- and the blame was all on MTBE. People would drive for miles to get gas for a lawn mower. MTBE left, ethanol came in. Same issues... I'm thinking the crud comes from the gas part, and not the added part!
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