Not sure it is true, but i heard the ethanol is really only an issue if the cart sits (e.g. snowbird carts). This corn gas stuff decompose, gunks up carbs and burns through gaskets as it;'s been explained to me....but if you are burning gas and not letting it set for a period of time it is OK. Having said that, the recreational gas per tank isn't much more $$ than normal gas and is i think 90 octane....so i go for it.
I had wondered if, in this heat, if running a higher octane gas is even better (if memory serves me, higher octane burns cooler). After putting about 50 miles on my cart yesterday, the engine area was clearly hot. I would not be surprised if the gas was boiling at those temps. I did notice whenever i would start out on a new venture, the cart bogged hard for about the first 500 yards but then it wold come around and be a bit snapper....no clue if there is a correlation between heat (vapor lock, boiling gas, etc.?) and that behavior....anybody else experience this?....also curious if there may be any validity to running the highest octane available on these really hot times.
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