rondds
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- Oct 3, 2006
- 8,859
- Boat Info
- 2001 380DA
- Engines
- Merc 8.1s (2008)...Hurth ZF 63 V-drives...WB 7.0 BCGD (2013), Garmin 8208 & 740 MFDs, GMR 24xHD dome
The first year of E-10 I went EMPTY. All was fine in the spring. Last fall I went FULL. Paid $3.03 in the fall of '07! So I agree with what Dominic said...
This fall I stored full again but made a trip out of it. Drove about 5 miles at cruise speed, waited for a stupid draw bridge, topped off (overflow and all) for $3.79 and took a leisurely final ride back to the marina at trawler-speed. That leg of the trip burned 5.1 gallons on the flowscans and will prevent the spillage from expansion.
I have been adding Startron at every fuel up since E-10 reared it's ugly head and have had no problems thus far, even with my old girl!
This spring, '08, the best investment in my entire portfolio was the fuel I put in my tanks the fall of '07.
This fall I stored full again but made a trip out of it. Drove about 5 miles at cruise speed, waited for a stupid draw bridge, topped off (overflow and all) for $3.79 and took a leisurely final ride back to the marina at trawler-speed. That leg of the trip burned 5.1 gallons on the flowscans and will prevent the spillage from expansion.
I have been adding Startron at every fuel up since E-10 reared it's ugly head and have had no problems thus far, even with my old girl!