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Old 10-22-2022, 06:50 AM
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Regarding golf carts, read your owner's manual. Specifically, Yamahas since 2014, and almost certainly several years prior to that, are fine with up to 10% ethanol. I do, however, use ethanol free gas in my lawn equipment and pressure washer.

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Originally Posted by TedfromGA View Post
Unless specially designed for Ethanol, rubber components will be “eaten” over time by Ethanol. Typically, lawn equipment, small power motors, outboard motors, etc. are not designed to ethanol specs. Golf cart motors would fall into that category. Now I may be wrong in that “newer” motors have been modified to accept ethanol without harm - so no foul if I’m wrong….