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9/19 UPDATE ON MOTOR
I think I may have figured out my issue. No water to be found in the fuel, no air in the lines as far as I know. What I think happened: after the Hurricane, I used my extra generator gas to put in my boat to go fishing. Without even thinking twice, it was regular 87 grade fuel with 10% ethanol. I religiously use non ethanol fuel in my boat, even though the Mercury Fourstroke 75 Owners Manual says that 10% ethanol is ok. I think my motor did not like the ethanol fuel since it has almost exclusively run on non ethanol fuel for 2.5 years. That, coupled with the gas cans could’ve sweat inside over the years, is what I am thinking my issue was. I put fuel stabilizer in the gas tank, filled it up the rest of the way with non-ethanol fuel, and ran it in the driveway on ear muffs. No issues.
Fingers crossed for the next trip, which will be this Sunday in Venice.
