Non Ethanol Gas Stations

[Butch Bridges]

I had been noticing the past few months my '74 pickup running more rough than usual. I had been thinking all along I needed to get a tune up (last tuneup was in March). Trying to save a little dough, I had been putting the cheapest gas I could find in it, which invarible was gas with ethanol added. Then about the last week of October I stopped at a nearby station to fill up, and this particular station does not have ethanol additive, usually up to 10% mixed in with the straight gas. Within a few minutes of leaving the station, I noticed a difference. To make a long story short, my old pickup now runs smoother than it has in months, since I only buy no ethanol gas. After I did some googling about ethanol, I've read that cars may get around 2 or 3 miles per gallon less when running on ethanol gas vs straight gas. By the way, our 2006 Sonata Hyundai seems to run ok on the cheaper ethanol gas. But one thing for sure, my 1974 Chevy Straight 6 pickup knows the difference. If you have ran straight gas vs ethanol gas, feel free to chime in with your 2 cents worth.

And on another note, I have started a webpage to list the gas stations in Southern Oklahoma that do not sell the ethanol mix gas:

RainForest 2424 12th NW at Rockford Road, Ardmore, Conoco

E-Z Shop #2, 901 Wallace at Chickasaw Blvd, Ardmore

E-Z Shop, 205 Q SW at West Broadway, Ardmore

Alison Sinclair Station, 120 Sam Noble Parkway at B Street NE, Ardmore

Broadway Express, 801 West Broadway & 'H' Street, Ardmore. Shell Station

Taliaferro's Grocery, 15072 US Highway 70 at Brock Road, Lone Grove, Shamrock Station

Grove Mart, 6578 North Meridian at Cody Street, Lone Grove, Shamrock Station

www.oklahomahistory.net/gasprices.html

[Butch Bridges]

The following stations do not require ethanol labling on the pumps: District of Columbia - DC, Indiana - In, Kansas - KS, Kentucky - KY, Louisiana - LA, Maryland - MD, Michigan - MI, Minnesota - MN, Missouri - MO, Nevada - NV, New Hampshire - NH (inconclusive) - New Jersey - NJ, North Carolina - NC, Ohio - OH, Oklahoma - OK.

[Butch Bridges]

Testing fuel for ethanol

The following test can be performed to determine the presence of ethanol in gasoline.

On a test tube or olive bottle, make a permanent line about two inches from the bottom.

Fill with water to this line, then fill the tube to the top with gasoline.

Cover the tube, agitate it then let it stand.

Ethanol mixes with water and the two will separate out together. Therefore, after mixing the water and the gasoline, if the water level appears to have increased, then the fuel contains ethanol and should not be used.

This link on youtube shows how the test is done.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsSQSuCiUjE