California controls the ethanol content of the mogas by law.  There are no retail outlets that offer ethanol-free gas.  I don't know about this Pure Gas location in Carson, but all marinas, all gas stations have ethanol laced gas.  I tried in vain to locate a source for pure gasoline a year ago and discovered that the only way to get any is to be classified as an organization that experiments with gasoline formulations.  Even if one could get so classified with an experimental aircraft, it would be near impossible to have a flow rate that anyone would pay any attention to.  

And speaking of screwed-up politicians, California has a near monopoly on that commodity.  The state is bankrupt and the populace reelected all the same people that got us there last November.  The "gimmee" crowd rules supreme here.  

Best Regards,

Steve Thomas

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On May 12, 2011, at 9:50 AM, Jeff Whaley wrote:

> Interestingly one of the 3 California sources is a Shell ... you might want to check with your closest Shell dealer to see what their pumps say and of course test the gas yourself ... up here, all Shell stations offer V-Power (91 octane) premium with zero ethanol ... it is possible that more of your Shell stations do as well but just don't appear on the pure-gas website.
> Shell's 87 has 10%, 89 has 5% and 91 has 0% - at least here in Ontario Canada.
> Jeff
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> From: "Al Gietzen" <ALVentures@cox.net>
> Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: 100LL in California
> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 07:29:13 -0800
> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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> The pure-gas.org lists only 3 sources in all of California.  I've checked the local marinas around San Diego, and the response I get is "all fuel in CA contains 10 % ethanol".
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> I've tested the fuel I've been buying at the local Chevron stations, and it has 10% ethanol. I've been using that fuel almost exclusively for 5 years in my Velocity (EZpoxy tanks), and am not aware of any problems sp far.  It does cause me some anxiety, however; so I'm considering more extensive use of 100LL.
>
> Seems ironic - one good reason for using mogas is eliminating the lead pollution; which the regulators are trying to achieve; and then they regulate the requirement for ethanol in the fuel which makes that a bad choice as well.  Typical bureaucratic lose-lose situation.
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> Al
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