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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 906 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Gas stabilizer 02/26/17 at 11:55:50 Does stabil really work for a year in a tank like a snowblower?
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Re: Gas stabilizer
Reply #1 - 02/26/17 at 13:24:00

A lot depends on how the equipment is stored. If the snow blower is kept in a cool garage with a full tank the gas will loose less of it's volatile components. If you are using 10% methanol gas I wouldn't go past 6 months. I have switched over to Sea Foam as a long term stabilizer for my 2 stroke boat and lawn equipment.
Draining the tank and running the carb dry is your best bet.

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Re: Gas stabilizer
Reply #2 - 02/26/17 at 13:26:20

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A couple years ago I came to the conclusion that " if seafoam will devolve granulated gas deposits ... then it should keep them from forming in the first place " . So , I started using it in place of stabil , things like the Rototiller that does a lot of sitting and my portable generators seem to agree with the idea . Wink

All my stored gas get an ounce/gal of seafoam before it comes off the truck . This is either the fourth or fifth year I've been practicing the idea . So far , so good !

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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Gas stabilizer Reply #3 - 02/26/17 at 14:45:33 I've never heard of Seafoam being used as a stabilizer. I think it's mostly kerosene with a few other products thrown in for good measure but I may be wrong.
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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: Gas stabilizer Reply #4 - 02/26/17 at 15:24:33 The seafoam label said it could be used as a stabilizer so I gave it a try and it has worked so far. Maybe there is a little snake oil in but it seems to work.
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 906 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: Gas stabilizer Reply #5 - 02/26/17 at 19:47:24 Thanks for the input. I might try the seafoam. Do you think its better to run the tank dry, or use the seafoam?
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Gas stabilizer Reply #6 - 02/26/17 at 20:32:55 http://www.sueschauls.com/Seafoam_motor_treatment.pdf 40-60% Pale oil 25-35% Naptha 10-20% Isopropyl Alcohol I guess it's the alcohol that keeps your fuel "dry". Alcohol and water have an affinity for each other. Naptha is probably a cleaner. Pale oil? Your guess is as good as mine. Probably a carrier so it doesn't evaporate so fast.
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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: Gas stabilizer Reply #7 - 02/27/17 at 00:49:33 Google Pale Oil, apparently it's Napthenic base oil, yellow or straw coloured.Peole use it to make home brew Seafoam, un guaranteed.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Gas stabilizer Reply #8 - 02/27/17 at 06:22:24 Reelthing has a boat in Galveston. It holds LOTS of gas. He uses Stabil Marine.
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HAPPYDAN Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 270	Re: Gas stabilizer Reply #9 - 02/27/17 at 10:46:59 http://trufuel50.com/ I use this stuff in my Toro snow blower. No problems. It's 2 stroke, so I use the 50:1 mix. Leave it in the tank all summer (plastic), cranks right up in the winter, 1 or 2 pulls. I use Sta-Bil in the S40, but run it at least once a week all year and keep the tank topped up.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Gas stabilizer Reply #10 - 02/27/17 at 15:07:24 http://k-100.com/hot-topics/ethanol-alcohol-fuel-treatments-what-you-need-to-... Maybe someone is smart enough to follow this.
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HAPPYDAN Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 270	Re: Gas stabilizer Reply #11 - 02/28/17 at 07:12:01 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 02/27/17 at 15:07:24: http://k-100.com/hot-topics/ethanol-alcohol-fuel-treatments-what-you-need-to-... Maybe someone is smart enough to follow this. Good chemistry lesson. Also, that's the first I've heard of K100. Now I need to get some and try it.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Gas stabilizer Reply #12 - 03/01/17 at 15:14:42 I'm happy For you, Dan. It's been too many years since chemistry for me to be able to really track with it, but I knew it was a good explanation for those who had the background to be able to comprehend. You're gonna be the first, I guess. A gasoline test was done. I don't think K100 was involved. I thought it was a good study.
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Re: Gas stabilizer
Reply #13 - 03/02/17 at 09:11:51

I use Stabil and sometimes Marine Stabil in my mowers, snow blower, and bikes and have not had any problems starting and running after a season of storage. My 2 cycle Toro snow blower even ran well on two year old gas that had been treated with Stabil.

I got a new John Deere lawn tractor last year and in with the manual was a warning about ethanol fuel, basically they said don't use it if you can avoid it and always use a fuel stabilizer for storage.

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Re: Gas stabilizer
Reply #14 - 03/04/17 at 15:46:01

I've heard that the marine version of Stabil is the best to use for longevity through winter.

For me - during the riding season, I have used LUCAS gasoline additive (I buy it by the gallon, and it mixes at 400:1 ratio, so 1 gal. lasts over a year for me - my car, my bike, both my lawnmowers. On my former bike, I took the two Bing carbs apart after 3 years of running and no maintenance and they were both clean as whistles. I just run also an inline fuel filter and change it about once every two years.

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