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Old 04-07-2014, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by einstein View Post
When I lived in central Florida, pure gas was only available by FL law at marinas and "specialty" shops. Law allowed sale of pure gas for use in vintage vehicles. Of course, no right-thinking capitalist station owner would set up a tank and pump for non-E gasoline, so it was nearly impossible to find pure gas anywhere except marinas.

There was one shop in Longwood (north of Orlando) who serviced RVs and sold custom choppers who sold it, but you carried your cans in and he filled them back in some mystery portal, for $4.49 when E10 was under 3 bucks. We're in CF this week to see family, and that shop is gone replaced by a Tesla dealership. At least I was able to get it for lawn equipment...

Now that I live in Arkansas, the state law allows sale of pure gasoline, so there are a fair number of places where it's available. Premium tends to run 25-30 cents per gallon extra. Was $3.59 in AR for pure gas, $3.29 for E10. Meanwhile E10 in FL is $3.59.

Bears mentioning that most small engine makers will void warranties if they decide your fuel damaged the engines. I learned that in FL at a small engine shop, when I had a Troy-Bilt lawn trimmer throw the rod at 2 hours runtime.
The Valero station down the street sells REC 90 from the normal fuel pumps. A couple of stations in Port St. Lucie do the same. No "sneaking it" around here needed.

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