1985 250R Fuel

[AngusJustice]

Does Anyone Know If You Can Run Ethanol Corn Fuel In A 1985 ATC 250R, And Will It Do Any Damage Due To The High Alcohol Content, And Would I Have To Change The Plug? Thanks All AngusJustice........Canada.............

[250r'en +TCB]

You loose performance and it is known to eat seals and gaskets on engines that arn't designed to take E85.... My point of view is when you have absolutly nothing to gain but saving a little bit of $$$ filling up your 2.5 gallon gas tank why would you risk it????

[TravEX]

^^^ I agree.

[InPiEcEs]

I do know that E-85 used in cars aint much cheaper than using gas. You pay less per gallon, but use more of it due to the fact that it produces less power than gas.
My neighbor thought it was great until he figured out that he wasn't saving much.
2-cycles don't like ethanol, unless you jet up richer. You could maybe ge away with it if you jet accordingly, but stock jetting is usually too lean for ethanol. That means top-end burndowns.