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ah... battery connection bolts... I probably have half a dozen of those in my tool box.. I always keep the old ones that are still good when I replace a battery.. They strip out easily and a regular metric nut just dont work

I live in a community that has mechanics of all flavors from small gas engines to let's take apart a semi and put it back together. None of them will run gasoline with ethanol in their small gas engines, octane doesn't seem to be the issue, the ethanol gunking up carburetors and fuel injectors is the issue.

I dont think heat produced by fuel is any different. Premium doesnt increase power . Higher octane is simply additives to prevent detonation and damage in higher compression engines..Its the higher compression ratio that makes more power. not the premium fuel ............ I do usually run non-ethanol mid grade 89 octane in mine. but it does run fine on 87 octane without pinging. . All 4 of my Hondas run fine on regular midgrade or premium.. . Never had any overheating issue on the 2 air-cooled ATVs I have ,or the 2 water-cooled..