 Best Ethanol fuel treatment? |
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| flipb |
 May 1 2019, 07:41 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,871 Joined: 2-September 09 From: Fairfax, VA Member No.: 10,752 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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Over the years, I've used Sta-Bil, Marine Sta-Bil, and something called Ethanol Shield. I've recently run out and went on Amazon to order more, only to discover there are now dozens of options:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ethanol+fuel+tre..._st_review-rank As for the application: dual-carb 2056cc, driven only occasionally and sometimes sits 4-8 weeks between drives. Unfortunately I can't get ethanol-free gasoline anywhere local. Does it matter? Anybody have a preference among all those options? |
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| Mikey914 |
May 1 2019, 08:58 AM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,772 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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It's more expensive, but I run clear only.
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| pvollma |
May 1 2019, 02:27 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 205 Joined: 12-May 13 From: Camp Hill, PA Member No.: 15,862 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(flipb @ May 1 2019, 09:41 AM)  Does it matter? Anybody have a preference among all those options? I've used Bell Performance products for a few years now on my pre-2001 cars and it seems to work, and you don't need a whole lot - 1 oz per 10 gallons. Get the bottle with the dispenser and then refill it from a gallon container, keep the dispenser in the car. Bell Performance Ethanol Defense |
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| jimkelly |
May 1 2019, 03:18 PM
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Delaware USA Group: Members Posts: 4,969 Joined: 5-August 04 From: Delaware, USA Member No.: 2,460 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
sounds like you guys are using this not just for winterization, but all the time. to avoid ethanol gumming up the carb?
guys here are constantly having issues with their motorcycle carbs crapping out with ethanol. this idea is certainy cheaper than buying pure gas by the 1 or 2 gallon can. hope to read more about this. |
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| flipb |
May 1 2019, 04:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,871 Joined: 2-September 09 From: Fairfax, VA Member No.: 10,752 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(jimkelly @ May 1 2019, 05:18 PM) sounds like you guys are using this not just for winterization, but all the time. to avoid ethanol gumming up the carb? guys here are constantly having issues with their motorcycle carbs crapping out with ethanol. this idea is certainy cheaper than buying pure gas by the 1 or 2 gallon can. hope to read more about this. I add some ethanol stabilizer every time I fill the tank. But as noted, I use my car for pleasure drives every few weeks, so I'm never sure how long any given tankful will sit before it gets used up. My routine is to usually refill the tank with 10 gallons when it's low, since that's typically the ratio per one ounce of stabilizer. |
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| struckn |
May 1 2019, 05:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,069 Joined: 9-November 11 From: South Central York Pennsyvania Member No.: 13,764 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
QUOTE(flipb @ May 1 2019, 05:41 AM) Over the years, I've used Sta-Bil, Marine Sta-Bil, and something called Ethanol Shield. I've recently run out and went on Amazon to order more, only to discover there are now dozens of options: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ethanol+fuel+tre..._st_review-rank As for the application: dual-carb 2056cc, driven only occasionally and sometimes sits 4-8 weeks between drives. Unfortunately I can't get ethanol-free gasoline anywhere local. Does it matter? Anybody have a preference among all those options? I'm also using STA-BIL 360 MARINE for the 914, mainly because I also have 3 two cycle Outboard Boat Motors and one Four Cycle Outboard to keep running. It also goes in the tanks of the Lawn Tractors and Snow Blower, plus the reserve Gas Jugs. |
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| JmuRiz |
May 1 2019, 08:31 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,623 Joined: 30-December 02 From: NoVA Member No.: 50 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Say-bil marine 360 here too, because I know my car’s site more often than drive, also try to do a bottle of Techron once a season
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| FlacaProductions |
May 1 2019, 08:57 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,176 Joined: 24-November 17 From: LA Member No.: 21,628 Region Association: Southern California
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Is this an issue only with carb'd cars? My 2.0 FI sits for weeks....
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| malcolm2 |
May 1 2019, 09:34 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,749 Joined: 31-May 11 From: Nashville Member No.: 13,139 Region Association: South East States
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