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Originally Posted by NoMoSno
I only put about 200 miles a year on my cart. It and my zero-turn get non-ethanol.
Edger/weed wacker, blower and hedge trimmer get canned fuel with no Benzine.
Benzine is a killer on small rubber diaphragm based carbs.
Regular 10% Ethanol is fine in a cart if you use it regularly.
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That is correct about the small engine carbs which are really just vibrating rubber discs. They could make normal carbs for small engines (and they DID in the past) but the rubber discs are cheaper (and not better).
About the same could be said for ethanol gasoline - it is cheaper but not better on an energy-per-volume basis. Ethanol exists to make the midwestern corn farmers rich, not to make for better piston engine combustion.