Posted: 10/9/2008 6:39:18 PM EDT
| Where are you guys buying your PRI-G? I checked a few local places with no luck and would rather get it local than mail order. |
Agreed, bought some there recently. They also have PRI-D for diesel. Haven't seen anything other than Sta-Bil at the local auto parts stores here. |
| I can't remember all the reasons I went with PRI-G over Stabil several years ago, but I was convinced it was a better product after researching. I have used it since and I have been satisfied with it. I've got some fuel that I took down to New Orleans when I volunteered after Katrina and it is still good gas. I just put PRI-G in it every year or so. I only use this gas for the small engines. I replace the gas for the vehicles about yearly. |
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As I understand it, PRI-G is the "next generation" of stabilizers after Sta-bil. Sta-bil works nicely. I've used Sta-bil'd gas that was three years old without issue (well, one tank worth anyway). I wasn't out on a mission to test the stuff, but rather had overlooked rotating those three cans. The last several years I've used PRI-G and have been equally satisfied. I've been running the car and one and two-year-old gas for the last two weeks while I rotated my stock and everything's running great. Of course, now and then I'll run some Lucas through a tank. I've got five gallons left then all of my gas will be October 08.  John |
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Has anyone else noticed that the "newer" gas is is eating up gaskets, fuel pumps ect... I have a 89 ford truck that lost 3 fuel pumps, (Both tank pumps, and the frame rail pump), within 6 months! My Quad, KLR-650, and girlfreinds Moped have all gone down do to fuel problems! |
Yes, I had a tractor mower blow an engine due to the ethanol rotting some rubber on the carbs needle jets. Cost me $400. The tech says he sees it all the time now. Back on topic, I've had very good luck with PRI-G, both in small engines and big. (The tractor mower only saw fresh gas). I've never found it locally (not at Lowes, HD, *Mart, etc). |
Ethanol is most likely your culprit. Glad the .gov mandated the crap to save the world, that sure worked out great! Question about Sta-bil and Pri G... Can those products go bad with time? |
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I'd like to know about shelf life, too. I have an open bottle of PRI-G (whatever) and an open bottle of Sta-bil (whatever), and they are both very dark now. I think they may have gone bad. A new bottle of Sta-bil looks a lot lighter than the open one. Toss the open bottles? |
Call the company and ask. Given that people keep bottles in their trunk in the Texas heat for a year as they go through them, I would think that they would be fine. |