Posted: 5/9/2011 12:55:29 PM EDT
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I know the fuel stabizer when added to gasoline lasts for 12 months, but how long does the actual stabilizer last?
I purchased some in 1999. Think it's still good? |
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The last bottle I had did mention the good till date. I'll look the next time I'm in the shop to see what it said. But I think I'd toss the 12 year old stable. It would be bad if your stable .... well ... wasn't.
I do use the crap as insurance that my gas is good. Even though the cans are tight and the fuel is rotated every year. |
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I know the fuel stabizer when added to gasoline lasts for 12 months, but how long does the actual stabilizer last? At least 12 months. 
BTW, the instructions mention that you can extend the gasoline's shelf life to 24 months by adding a double dose of Sta-Bil. Note that the red "original" Sta-Bil isn't formulated for gasoline that contains ethanol. However, the blue "marine" version is. |
| Skip the Stabil and add Star Tron instead. I use a combo of Star Tron and Sea Foam to stabilize my gas. Due to the ever increasing amount of ethanol in our fuel, I just don't trust Stabil anymore. |
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I use a douwsing rod and say a magic chant and I can start my bronco after sitting two years -multiple periods of 2 yrs, actually- on the first twist of the key. Did a post about it starting a month ago.
I just have to say the magic words and wave the douwsing rod over the carburator and gas tank before twisting the key. Obviously the magic words and douwsing rod work, this proves it! No fancy mystery additives for me... 
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so..... seafoam >staybil? i read a bottle of sea foam, and it did mention it was a stabilizer, in a short sentence, it listed 500 other things it did. its appealing to me, because it works in diesel as well... so is seafoam considered better?
i was using staybil for my gas storage. i just founf seafoam at autozone last night. it apparently treats gasoline, and diesel, and does a lot of other things, has a cylinder lubricant, removes water, etc, etc. im going to give sea foam a try in my fuel, and see how it works. |
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so..... seafoam >staybil? i read a bottle of sea foam, and it did mention it was a stabilizer, in a short sentence, it listed 500 other things it did. its appealing to me, because it works in diesel as well... so is seafoam considered better? i was using staybil for my gas storage. i just founf seafoam at autozone last night. it apparently treats gasoline, and diesel, and does a lot of other things, has a cylinder lubricant, removes water, etc, etc. im going to give sea foam a try in my fuel, and see how it works. "im going to give sea foam a try in my fuel, and see how it works" How will you know if it actually works, or if you just wasted your $$$? |
| I was wondering the same thing as my local Gander Mtn. had all their Sta-bil on sale. I purchased about 5 bottles mainly for my boat. I now hear it does not work well in gas containing ethanol. How do you know if the gas you purchase has ethanol in it? My boat has a 75 gal. tank and the gas may sit as long a a couple months before being used. I have used the special marine formula before but the stuff I purchased is the regular stuff. Thanks for the help. |
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PRI-G is what we use for gas we are not using for a long time.
I gotta tell you though, I have used gas that was in plastic race fuel cans for over two years untreated. 100's of gallons and didn't have a single issue. Didn't mix it with fresh gas either. I was buying 5 gallon euro cans to keep gas in. Now that I have more 20 we use them to fill 55 gallon drums. We treat the 55 gallon drums with pri-G. |
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Skip the Stabil and add Star Tron instead. I use a combo of Star Tron and Sea Foam to stabilize my gas. Due to the ever increasing amount of ethanol in our fuel, I just don't trust Stabil anymore. +1 |
I am now using StarTron in my small engines. The tech at the shop said that 50% of all his work now was ethanol related. Thank you EPA.
I will give my little two cents about the Seafoam product. My Stihl saw and Shindaiwa trimmer have been hard to start and not running well the last year. I added a 4x rate to the tanks of each, shook them up, started them, and ran them wide open for at least five minutes, then put them away. I have recently used both after they sat for 2 months like this. Both seem to start easier and run better. I am hoping that they will continue to get better. Needless to say I have already bought another can. I also added some to the power steering pump on my truck. Every now and then it makes a noise for a second or two then stops. I know that I need to change the 13 yr old fluid, and that there is probably just crap in there. I will let this stuff do its work for a few weeks, then flush it out and refill with fresh fluid. So far, it has been a week and no noises. |