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If you are using the cart regularly this is not a problem. If your cart sits for long periods of time it may be an issue.

Originally Posted by KeepingItReal

Use whatever fuel makes you happy but I agree, the soon to be three Villages golf cart stores have chosen to sell Ethanol free fuels and no doubt they could have gotten regular gasoline with Ethanol easier.

Mechanics see the problems, manufacturers want to you to buy another unit.

Phase shift or separation is just one of the hidden problems with Ethanol.

Phase Separation in E-10 Gasoline

What is Phase Separation?
E-10 gasoline is hygroscopic (absorbs moisture from the air). If enough water is present, either from condensation or contaminated fuel, E-10 will separate into two layers of liquid: a top layer which is almost all gasoline, and a bottom layer which is almost all ethanol (up to 75%) and water (and oil, in 2-cycle fuel). This process is called phase separation, and may make an engine difficult or impossible to start.

Problems with Phase Separation

Phase separation will pull the octane booster out of the fuel, suddenly dropping 89 octane to 82 or 83. If the fuel filter is clean but the engine has no power, phase separation with octane drop has probably occurred.