[GregoryRomeu]

Originally Posted by perlsvilla

Hello ..I'm here visiting my parents. They recently bought a gas golf cart. That salesman told them it's best to get gas at the Villages Golf Cart store because it's pure ethanol and no additives. Is this true? Can they use regular gas from any station? Is premium gas better? Thanks, Perl

I have been driving the family golf cart in The Villages area since 1998. Same golf cart, same Murphy USA unleaded gas for over 20 years with NO problems.

[GregoryRomeu]

Originally Posted by Ellwoodrick

Learned my lessons the hard way. Yes I have had to replace the carburetors on a small generator and Weed Wacker. The problem, regular gas. I now use non Ethanol Gas in the small engines. Since I paid much more for my Golf Cart I think I will use non ethanol Gas.

Aren't those 2 cycle engines that require an oil mixture?

[Steve]

Originally Posted by perlsvilla

Hello ..I'm here visiting my parents. They recently bought a gas golf cart. That salesman told them it's best to get gas at the Villages Golf Cart store because it's pure ethanol and no additives. Is this true? Can they use regular gas from any station? Is premium gas better? Thanks, Perl

My cart is a 1997 Yamaha and I've almost never put anything into it other than Regular from my corner Circle K. I get 42 miles per gallon. Some people swear by the 'marine gas' sold at the Villages golf cart dealerships and I did try it one time. The only difference I noticed was a higher charge on my credit card.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by GregoryRomeu

Aren't those 2 cycle engines that require an oil mixture?

Gas golf cart engine are 4-cycle and use an oil pan just like your car as opposed to having to mix oil with the gasoline to lubricate the engine. Check the oil on a regular basis, get it changed once a year.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by GregoryRomeu

Aren't those 2 cycle engines that require an oil mixture?

Yes. I replied above thinking the question was still about golf cart engines. my bad.

[mrf0151]

Originally Posted by phousel

Where did you get this information.
Octane has nothing to do with the amount of ethanol in the fuel!!!!
87 octane and 93 octane could (would) be 10% ethanol at most gas stations.

Excerpt from Rex Energy on Ethanol content in gasoline:
Frequently Asked Questions
Does 93 Octane Have More Ethanol Than 87?
Yes. 93 octane does have more ethanol than 87. There is a common misunderstanding that ethanol is present in lower amounts in higher octane gas. In reality, it contains more.

Although pure ethanol has a minimum octane rating of 100, it behaves as though it has a value of 112 when combined with premium gasoline. Ethanol is used more, not less, in higher-octane mixes like Esso’s 93 and Petro Canada’s 94.

[collie1228]

I didn't even take Organic Chemistry, but did take English and can read my Yamaha manual. It says use E10 (regular) gas. That's what I use.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by mrf0151

Excerpt from Rex Energy on Ethanol content in gasoline:
Frequently Asked Questions
Does 93 Octane Have More Ethanol Than 87?
Yes. 93 octane does have more ethanol than 87. There is a common misunderstanding that ethanol is present in lower amounts in higher octane gas. In reality, it contains more.

Although pure ethanol has a minimum octane rating of 100, it behaves as though it has a value of 112 when combined with premium gasoline. Ethanol is used more, not less, in higher-octane mixes like Esso’s 93 and Petro Canada’s 94.

There’s a difference between adding ethanol to boost octane and adding 10% ethanol to all blends. 10% is 10% whether it’s 87 octane or 93.