What type of gas do run?

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84 Chevy Kyle

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What type of gas do you run?

My newly acquired 84 K10 is my first carbureted engine. The truck has a Holley 650 carb on the 350. I live in southern WI so we get the E10 gasoline crap. The truck isn't a daily driver, it probably gets out of the garage once or twice a week.

The first time I filled it up I took a little drive (about 15 miles one way) to get ethanol free premium. Kinda pricey when you figure in the gas I spent to get there. My thought was it was worth it since that gas will probably sit in the tanks for better than a month.

What do you guys run in your trucks that sit for a while? Should the cold weather affect my decision of what I fill up with?
 
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87scotty

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Id just run 87 unless ots a race motor if you drive it once a week shouldnt habe to worry bout fuel going bad extensive sittting you may wamt to run some seafoam or whatever your prefrence stabilizer
 

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I buy premium for both of my trucks just because it is the only option to have ethanol free fuel.
On the Silverado I have a fuel log where I make notes on gas mileage, if I was towing, and if it was ethanol free or not. I lose 2 mpg when using ethanol.
 

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