Its even more hell on small lawn equipment that continue to use priming bulbs, and flexible fuel hoses. Pretty much the only solution is to run the $10 no ethanol gas for small engines, or drain them after every use.
Some of the gas I once bought in San Diego melted the fuel line in my chainsaw immediately. It didn't even manage to start before the little hose collapsed and melted.
FWIW, you can still buy ethanol free gas at certain pumps at marinas/boat yards. Ethanol is hydroscopic, so adding it in high concentrations will usually absorb too much water out of boat gas tanks, since boat gas tanks virtually all have some water in them.
