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dewilson58 10-13-2024 01:25 PM

No Golf Cart Gas
 
So who is throwing regular gas in their carts???

Bill14564 10-13-2024 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2378710)
So who is throwing regular gas in their carts???

Regular unleaded? Only thing I use.

(remember when "regular gas" was not ambiguous?)

biker1 10-13-2024 01:41 PM

As per the owner's manual, regular gas with up to 10% ethanol. 2000 hours on the engine and no issues. You will be fine.

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2378710)
So who is throwing regular gas in their carts???


4$ALE 10-13-2024 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by biker1 (Post 2378718)
As per the owner's manual, regular gas with up to 10% ethanol. 2000 hours on the engine and no issues. You will be fine.

I agree!
:gc: Us with every cart we have owned for 20 years. No problems.

CarlR33 10-13-2024 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 4$ALE (Post 2378727)
I agree!
:gc: Us with every cart we have owned for 20 years. No problems.

Be careful the cart might like it so much it will pass other carts:)

dewilson58 10-13-2024 02:16 PM

Thanks

:gc:

Topspinmo 10-13-2024 02:20 PM

When I filled up my cart just before Milton there was no regular octane, so I filled up with premium. Otherwise my lawnmower engine runs just fine on regular 10% corn gas. I’ve been averaging 49 to 52 MPG we see what tank full premium does?

biker1 10-13-2024 02:25 PM

I run non-ethanol in my lawnmower and pressure washer since they have carburetors and the gas can sometimes sit for a bit. The golf cart has fuel injection and we run through gas pretty quick. Probably overkill for the lawnmower and pressure washer but no issues to date.

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Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 2378737)
When I filled up my cart just before Milton there was no regular octane, so I filled up with premium. Otherwise my lawnmower engine runs just fine on regular 10% corn gas. I’ve been averaging 49 to 52 MPH we see what tank full premium does?


Topspinmo 10-13-2024 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by biker1 (Post 2378739)
I run non-ethanol in my lawnmower and pressure washer since they have carburetors and the gas can sometimes sit for a bit. The golf cart has fuel injection and we run through gas pretty quick. Probably overkill for the lawnmower and pressure washer but no issues to date.

As long as you remove corn gas and run pressure washer/lawnmower out of gas you shouldn’t have problem. But if I stored more than couple months or more I would add additive to prevent minute rust in carb, bowl, sea foam, marvels, similar. When storing to long time I put small amount marvels down spark plug hole keep rings/bore lubricated. Or transmission fluid does same thing. Transmission fluid and additives don’t smoke as bad as oil when fire it up after storage. I had 410 mercury engine in late 70s I stored for 6 years. Put marvels in each cylinder and in carb. After I ran it out of gas. When I stated it up 6 years later I again put marvels down cylinders, turned engine over by hand, and let set over night. Put curb cleaner down the carb vents it fired right up. Smoked for awhile but idled and ran fine.

tophcfa 10-13-2024 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2378710)
So who is throwing regular gas in their carts???

By regular gas I assume you mean 10% ethanol. If you’re full time and use your cart on a regular basis that shouldn’t be a problem. The problem occurs when a cart sits for an extended period unused. The gas in the fuel delivery system eventually evaporates and with ethanol fuel it leaves behind a gummy varnish like deposit that can clog up the fuel delivery system. Problems are much more common with a carburetor, but a fuel injection system can also get effected. Carburetors have very small jets (which are basically holes) that easily get clogged up. I’ve disassembled and cleaned out several gummed up carburetors over the years and hope to never have to do it again.

ElDiabloJoe 10-13-2024 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 2378737)
When I filled up my cart just before Milton there was no regular octane, so I filled up with premium. Otherwise my lawnmower engine runs just fine on regular 10% corn gas. I’ve been averaging 49 to 52 MPH we see what tank full premium does?

Guessing you meant 49-52 MPG?

rustyp 10-13-2024 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2378710)
So who is throwing regular gas in their carts???

I pump it into mine ! I've never "thrown" gas in my life unless violently passing it counts as throwing it.

Teed_Off 10-13-2024 07:04 PM

The gas tank on my 2018 Yamaha (purchased new) has an E10 sticker, so I use regular gas and have had no problems.

JakeW 10-14-2024 05:09 AM

Me
 
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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2378710)
So who is throwing regular gas in their carts???

We have a 2015 and 2021 Yamaha gas carts and use Regular with 10% Ethanol same as the car.

NoMo50 10-14-2024 05:37 AM

Regular E10 gas is all we have ever used in both of our carts, with no problems. Plus, that is what Yamaha calls for in the owner's manual.


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