From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   Chris K-Man (Zickcermacity)  wrote:   
   >I've heard that it's better in the long run, for lawn and snow equipment, to   
   splurge on a 1-2gallon tank of 89 or 93 octane gas, because I was told it had   
   a lower amount of ethanol or mtbe in it - additives that can damage mowers and   
   snow throwers.   
   >   
   >Any validity to this claim?   
      
   MTBE and ethanol are added to gasoline to increase octane.   
   --scott   
   --   
   "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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