New 7-11 at Magnolia Plaza
 

A gentlemen just posted that he looked at the pumps and found no sign of golf cart gas. I hope this is not true. Thoughts?

Haven't moved to TV yet. Do golf carts take special gas?

The manufacturer recommends non-ethanol gasoline..

1. "Regular" gas works fine for my cart
2. Rather than looking at the pumps or asking here, step inside and ask the attendant
3. There have been several threads with information on where to find non-ethanol gas in the Villages if you really want that

Which manufacturer is that? My 2019 Yamaha doesn't require non-ethanol.

I wouldn’t swear to it, but I think the newer EFI cars don’t require non-ethanol gas. I really don’t care since I own 2 electric cars.

From the Villages Golf Cart website:

How does Ethanol affect my Golf Car?
Ethanol attracts and absorbs water from the air and can lead to rust and contamination in your engine. If ethanol gas sits for a period of time, it can separate (gas from water) and cause the engine to suck up water instead of fuel, leading to serious engine damage.

You put it in your automobile every time you fill up, what’s the difference?

They don't manufacture golf carts, they sell golf carts... and non-ethanol gas.

There is probably one or two pumps with non ethanol.
The 7-11 by brownwood has at least 1 - it is marked non ethanol.

Did your ‘friend” check all the pumps or just 1 or 2.

Our 2017 Yamaha Quietech specifies E10 gas, the same as what is used in your car. We have been using this since we bought the cart with no problems.

Our 2018 Yamaha takes up to 10% ethanol and 87 octane per the owners manual. I just use the normal 87 octane and no problems. Golf cart gas is just a higher octane non ethanol gas. If you don't use your cart for 3 to 4 months you may want to use that in the tank before you park it.

The myth continues. Only should prefer non ethanol if you don’t drive cart on a regular basis

I have always just used regular gas in my cart. Doesn’t the golf cart store have gas, I know the others do.

Is the 7-11 operating now? I just drove by there today and it didn't look to me that they selling anything.

Ruh, Roh... You just said "BeetleJuice" 3 times...

Fact is, per the manufacturer: "Use only regular grade unleaded (87 octane) fuel. Never use fuel that contains more than 10 percent ethanol..."

Or, just put a squirt of "Sta-bil" in the tank when you leave the cart sitting for an extended period of time...

Not the one in Magnolia Plaza. No gas pumps...

I just hope that this station is fairly priced. We were out driving the other day and noticed $.30 difference in regular gas prices between Circle K stations at different locations. This 7/11 station will be the most convenient for us.

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Thank you. I appreciate what you are trying to say, but we have a Circle K rewards card which only gives you the cash price at that particular station. It doesn’t correct the $.30 difference between stations. We plan on getting the 7/11 rewards card.

Newer golf carts do not require special gas. Just fill it up with reg unleaded and move on.

Actually...no, they don't. At least Yamaha does not. But, if you really want to spend the extra money, there is an easy way to identify the non-ethanol pumps at a glance. The color of the pump handle cover will usually tell you:

Black cover = Regular unleaded
Green cover = Diesel
Blue cover = Non-ethanol

Are you sure about that? All the small Yamaha engines that I am familiar with are all designed to use ethanol. In fact non-ethanol fuels are very difficult to find in many areas.

Actually, on page 6-2 of the Yamaha owner's manual it only states unleaded fuel. Non-ethanol is smart for sure or if using regular 87 octane recommended fuel then one is wise to use the Star-Tron ethanol additive. Note that these Yamaha engines are LOW compression and that use of octane higher than 87 can leave carbon deposits in the engine. This eventually will lead to a poor power issue.


Since 2017, increasingly more opinions have been expressed that ethanol fuels may not be the best fuel for golf carts. This has come around due to mechanical issues seen in golf carts like stalling, exhaust smoke, clogged carburetors, damaged fuel pumps, and dissolving of rubber components.

Ethanol attracts water, and if your cart doesn’t burn through it within about three months of filling, the ethanol can be corrosive in the engine, and this can cause performance and mechanical issues.

Not only that, but when the water suspended in the gas experiences rapid temperature changes and does separate from the gas, it lowers the octane level by around 4 points, so can 87 octane is now only an 83 octane.

Smaller engines with carburetors like golf carts were not designed to work with the 10% ethanol (E-10) content, reducing fuel efficiency considerably. It affects efficient combustion in the engine, causing stalling and a rough-running engine.

As ethanol in the fuel tank ages, it promotes the build of gum, leading to clogging in the carburetor and fuel filter, which will decrease the power and performance.

Bingo!!!

Good info, I'll add the Floridian high humidity and temperatures are likey to accelerate degradation of fuel containing ethanol.

So higher risk of you don't refill regularly.

From the most recent GoldWingnut video, your can see the different colors of the fuel tank filling covers.

Including blue which I believe is for E0 recreational fuel around here.

I was wondering what golf cart gas was. Regular was all we ever use in both of ours. Never have any problems losing power or mileage between tank fills. I examine the sparks plugs every 6 months and barely have to clean them when I check the gap.

We are probably all old enough to remember when "regular" meant leaded. Now that everything is unleaded, "regular" means with ethanol and "golf cart gas" generally refers to non-ethanol. I do not feel a need to pay extra for the non-ethanol.

I just checked my spark plug for the first time in three years (about 4,000 miles). I was surprised at how clean it was, it looked almost new.

Gatorgreen
 

bingo!

At the 7-11 located at Powell and 44A, the pump handles for regular and non-ethanol are both black.

Exactly! We've left our Yamaha on a trickle charger and a prescribed amount of fuel stabilizer in the fuel tank and have never had a problem getting it up and running even after we've been gone for six months.

NOT open.

Not true. The red handled pumps are ethanol free and they exist at the new station.

I go by there pretty often and I see red pump handles on the pumps on the end of islands. I assume that means there will be non ethanol gas at those pumps.

Golf Cart Gas... funny, a "secret potion" sold by T V.

Been using regular unleaded gas in my Yamaha G C for years with no problems.

That’s what I was told when I bought my golf cart too

if i get the hot dog off the roller,
 

if i get the hot dog off the roller, i get non ethanol gas just sayin......

regular gas is fine. Only if you leave your cart sitting for months, do you need non-ethanol.