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What one is best, in your opinion, for gasoline/ethanol in small engines?
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I use standard Stabil (the red stuff) to pickle the fuel for storage, like for my generator and other seasonal machines. And I only use ethanol-free gasoline, in part because most of my small engines and outboard are old. They run well, and I'd like to keep it that way.
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wish i could help, but i drain all my small engines in the winter and run em dry.
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(12-08-2017, 09:26 AM)TDKPE Wrote: I use standard Stabil (the red stuff) to pickle the fuel for storage, like for my generator and other seasonal machines. And I only use ethanol-free gasoline, in part because most of my small engines and outboard are old. They run well, and I'd like to keep it that way.
I have also used Stabil for years without any issues. A neighbor who is a small engine mechanic for a larger lawn equipment dealer said Strar-tron is better. Very hard to get ethanol free gas around here. The only place was near a race track. Roly
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I guess I didn't realize there was a competitor to Stabil, the only one I've used. But everything that can be run dry for storage is. I have no certified ethanol-free gas nearby, so it pays to be cautious.
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(12-08-2017, 09:37 AM)tomsteve Wrote: wish i could help, but i drain all my small engines in the winter and run em dry.
Me too. At the end of this winter I will pour the gasoline that remains in the gas can into my car. I will dump the small amount that remains in the snow blower.
Come near the end of the snow season I will keep the gas level fairly low in the snow blower.
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I found that the Liberty gas stations here carry ethanol free gas.
Does anyone know other chains that do?
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12-08-2017, 02:07 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-08-2017, 02:08 PM by TDKPE.)
Fastrac carries ethanol-free here, but from what I could find, they're in NY only.
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(12-08-2017, 02:07 PM)TDKPE Wrote: Fastrac carries ethanol-free here, but from what I could find, they're in NY only.
You can often find it at general aviation airports, mostly at 100 octane.
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I use stabil for storage. Not sure what it does for ethanol, if anything.
