L-19 wrote:We own a gas station,The bottom of the pump is over a foot of the bottom & therefore not an issue......

...Our fuel supplier would not allow us to drop 87 in the prem tank, I guess there may be some unscrupulous fuel jobbers or store owners out there that might do that but I've not heard of it.

dirtstrip wrote:

dirtstrip wrote:What goes around......
We are legalizing the sale of a new comer to our side of the state. E-0 85 octane straight gas is going to be legalized with an executive emergency measure as long as it is correctly labelled. 85 octane has been officially illegal to sell in this state but has been sold in western SD ( Rapid City) since the early days of cars. It always worked ok for vehicles at higher elevations but was never sold in the eastern part of the state. With high prices of gas and station/suppliers looking for every break, straight 85 octane is being slipped in as 87 or E-89 and has caused some problems at lower elevations. There are reports of engine damage. You don't know your getting it and most auto companies won't approve it. BUT.. there is a coming gasoline shortage approaching us and to remove it from at least the traditional market area now will hasten the shortage.

I should re-title this one to Alc Free Gas Appearing.

http://www.cspnet.com/news/fuels/articl ... -gas-rules

It should go without saying that since there are still many places that sell E0 87 and premium E0 91 octane in this state, when you buy either for aircraft use it is not sufficient to test just for ethanol. You should be aware that the octane may not be what is labelled. Hopefully this will get straightened out with the labeling but will unfortunately not improve the honesty of those intending to slip one by the customer.