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1. Read and follow the owner's manual. The owner's manual will clearly explain what fuels can be used to ensure a properly functioning product. 2. Do not put any fuel containing more than 10-percent ethanol in small engines and small-engine equipment. 3. Check the gas pump to be sure that it is dispensing E10. Some gas pumps at local gas stations may offer both E10 and E15, or have blender pumps that dispense mid-level Blender pump EPA's 3-inch by 3-inch E15 pump label ethanol fuels for "flex-fuel" automobiles. Ethanol fuel blends greater than 10 percent — such as E15, E30, E50 and above — may be less expensive than educate OPE owners and purchasers about the fuel choices out regular E10 fuel, but putting E15 into an E10-approved product in the marketplace and reinforce that they should only use fuel could cause product failure and void its warranty. for which their equipment was designed, built, and warranted. 4. Do not assume that the fuel your customers put in their vehicles can also be dispensed in their gasoline cans. Be sure that Don't miss the unveiling the gas can is filled only with E10 fuel. of a national ethanol education program OPE You, the dealer, are an important conduit to educating consumers about the changing fuels marketplace. But, you are Kris Kiser is the president and CEO of the not in this alone. Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI). We urge dealers to attend the 2013 Green Industry & OPEI is an international trade association Equipment Expo (GIE+EXPO) Oct. 23-25 at Louisville's representing 96 small-engine, utility vehicle Kentucky Exposition Center to be on the front lines of a and OPE equipment manufacturers and major live announcement and rollout of an Ethanol Consumer suppliers worldwide in the utility, forestry, Education Program. landscape, construction, and lawn and Dealers will be armed with educational materials, resources garden industry. OPEI is a recognized and multi-media, so that we, as an industry, can help ensure that Standards Development Organization for the American National a consumer's product will operate properly and safely by putting Standards Institute (ANSI) and active internationally through the in the right gas. International Standards Organization (ISO) in the development of In the meantime, here are some tips on how to advise your safety standards. For more information, visit www.OPEI.org. customers on ethanol and outdoor power equipment: Equipment Focus | Fuel Additives, Oils & Lubricants B3C's Mechanic In A Bottle and Ethanol Shield To get engines running and keep them running, B3C Fuel Solutions offers a formidable 1-2 punch with Mechanic In A Bottle and Ethanol Shield. For poor or non-running engines, Mechanic In A Bottle "fuel system fix-all" fixes ethanol-related fuel problems, removes all varnish in the fuel system without removing the carburetor, removes carbon deposits, removes water, reconditions rubber and plastic components, and revitalizes old fuel. Ethanol Shield preventative maintenance formula is a year-round fuel stabilizer that eliminates, then prevents ethanol-related problems. It removes water, prevents corrosion, provides easy engine starting all year, and keeps stored fuel fresh. B3C Fuel Solutions, LLC OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT AUGUST 2013 15