Ask the Editors: Dry Gas Needed With Ethol Blends?
Believe it or not, yes but depending on what kind of a fuel blend you’re using. Dry gas is essentially alcohol (ethanol in this case) that mixes with the water that may have collected in the fuel and thus makes it ignitable along with the rest of the gasoline passing into the combustion chamber. It’s a pretty simple concept and it works.
If you’re running a non-ethanol fuel (which is encouraged for small engines), adding a little dry gas is a good practice for the cold season. However, if you’re running an ethanol blend like E10, keep in mind what’s essentially happening there is you’re getting a full gallon of dry gas per every ten gallons of gasoline right at the pump. No need to add more ethanol here! In fact a strong argument can be made that it’s already too much. We actually recommend running an enzyme additive to lower the alcohol content when burning blends like these in an ATV.
