CountryMark Gas Station In Warsaw Offering Ethanol-Free Gasoline
By DAVID SMITH
North Central Co-op
North Central Co-op’s CountryMark gas station in Warsaw is now offering CountryMark 91 PLUS ethanol-free gasoline. CountryMark’s 91 PLUS ethanol-free gasoline is TOP TIER certified and is ideal for boats, 2-cycle engines, and vehicles not driven regularly.
“Every gallon of CountryMark 91 PLUS is refined to exceed customer expectations,” said Brian Clayton, NCC Petroleum Department Manager. “Whether you’re driving a vehicle seasonally, boating or powering a 2-cycle engine, this ethanol-free fuel is easy on your engine and delivers the most efficient power – leading to more miles per gallon for vehicles, and more hours per gallon for small engines and boats.”
In addition to being ethanol free, CountryMark’s 91 PLUS also features a TOP TIER detergency package. Additional fuel detergency keeps engines running smoothly, improves engine performance and reduces vehicle emissions. The higher octane rating of 91 works hand-in-hand with the optimized detergency package to deliver a fuel that keeps engines running smoothly and more efficiently.
“CountryMark is the largest supplier of ethanol-free gasoline in the state of Indiana,” said CountryMark Vice President of Marketing Jon Lantz. “We recognize that one fuel doesn’t fit all needs, which is why we carry ethanol-blended fuels as well as ethanol-free fuels. These fueling options helps our customers make better fuel buying decisions and experience better fuel performance.”
Using ethanol-blended fuels to power boats, two-cycle engines or cars that are not driven regularly can damage the engine.
Ethanol, made from corn, has been combined with gasoline for years in a mixture of roughly 10 percent, called E10. The larger engines in cars can tolerate this ratio. But in smaller engines, it can corrode metal parts, stiffen plastic and rubber in seals and tubing, and make starting harder. Ethanol is an alcohol that can draw water into the engine, which can compound potential for trouble.
Vehicles driven seasonally also benefit from ethanol-free fuel.
“This is because ethanol attracts water and holds it in suspension,” said Clayton. Although the amount of water that can be drawn in from ethanol-blended fuel probably isn’t enough to cause performance issues, it is enough water that, when held in suspension for extended periods, can cause steel fuel lines and tanks to rust from the inside.”
The CountryMark station in Warsaw is located at 333 West 250 North. For a complete list of CountryMark’s 21 fuel stations that carry ethanol-free gasoline, visit www.countrymarklocations.com and click the boxes labeled “ethanol-free” and “show all stations.”
North Central Co-op is a farmer owned cooperative serving customers in North Central Indiana and southern Michigan. NCC provides to its customers fuel and heating products, as well as agriculture products. Twenty-one CountryMark Energy Plus-24 fueling sites are also supplied by NCC. For more information about North Central Co-op, visit www.ncc.coop.
CountryMark is an American-owned oil exploration, production, refining and marketing company. It supplies fuel and lubricants to member cooperatives in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan Ohio and Kentucky. These cooperatives deliver these premium fuel and lubricant products through a network of more than 100 retail fuel stations, as well as more than 200 petroleum tankwagon and transport routes. Where CountryMark fuels and lubricants are distributed, CountryMark products fuel an estimated 65-70 percent of farmers and half of the buses that deliver children to school each day. For more information about CountryMark, visit www.countrymark.com.