lots of good and interesting info here from a citizen scientist.
Does Fuel Stabilizer Prevent Ethanol Damage? Let's find out!
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I watched this and he does present a case of sorts. BUT in my simple opinion you really need to test more than one brand of stabilizer!
Does anyone else remember back in the day gas lasted much longer in the tank? I've used stabilized 3 year old gas in the last 5 years. I'm running 7 month old gas now. BUT back in my younger days we often had gas in seldom run items for years on end without much if any issue.
Does anyone else remember back in the day gas lasted much longer in the tank? I've used stabilized 3 year old gas in the last 5 years. I'm running 7 month old gas now. BUT back in my younger days we often had gas in seldom run items for years on end without much if any issue.
i myself ran a test keeping aged gas. over 2 year old non ethanol mix in chainsaws untreated..no problem what so ever.
over at old forum..ht...andy who is apex prepper showed his gas results from 100 of gallons he has stored and used. one of his last posts shows results of a missed drum of 7 year old fuel. no problems..like everything else test ya/ourselves and see results...as for me and mine...NON ETHANOL all day long..its all i buy to run and store.one pick0up i have wont even run on nonethanol..90ford.
dont forget way back when we were young it was leaded gasoline...this ethanol is bottom shelf crapola.
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I love this guy, he has done many videos & seems to be fair in his test.
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I've run 2 year old, untreated, 10% ethanol without a problem. Never tried any older than that.
I'm not a big fan of ethanol fuel just because it makes your MPG go down. E85 is cheap but you don't gain much from using it because you'll lose 25% of your MPG. My new Toyota is rated for E15 but I haven't put any in it. With E10 it runs great, no problem. I've found no point in paying a lot more for non-ethanol gas. When I'm out west and I can run 85 octane non-ethanol for the same cost, I will do it, but that gas doesn't even exist where I live...
I'm not a big fan of ethanol fuel just because it makes your MPG go down. E85 is cheap but you don't gain much from using it because you'll lose 25% of your MPG. My new Toyota is rated for E15 but I haven't put any in it. With E10 it runs great, no problem. I've found no point in paying a lot more for non-ethanol gas. When I'm out west and I can run 85 octane non-ethanol for the same cost, I will do it, but that gas doesn't even exist where I live...
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Ethanol free fuel does for real last longer though.
I am about to fill a couple more NATAO Jerry Cans (which seal minimizing the loss of the light fractions) with ethanol free fuel then add stabilizer.
I will expect the fuel to be good for 3 years absolute minimum
Yes. As hurricaners we have to keep enough gas on hand to run the generator for days, all year-round. You find out quick that it is the ONE THING you cannot buy when the power goes out
.It is all too easy to rotate it. Once every year or so, empty the jugs into the truck, get them refilled and the truck topped off. Done in 30 minutes
.I do not believe that all gasoline will suddenly become unavailable for months because it comes from so many different sources that are completely independent from each other.
The famous 'pipeline hack' only interrupted supply for 'some people' for less than 2 weeks.
A good hurricane, not much more than that.
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Our stored fuel is all treated non-ethanol, I hate the damage that ethanol does to small engines, anyway I've used fuel that has been up to 5 years old, the thing about storing fuel is to keep it in a constantly cool condition as to keep the evaporation down to a minimum, a woodshed works good for that, especially if there is a lot of wood inside that works like insulation.
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Have a friend in Goose Creek South Carolina, who lives thirty minutes from sandy shore line. Not only does she keep food, water
gasoline, she also keeps full propane tanks in her supplies.
Hugo moved their house on the foundation, not sure how they fixed it, but she & her mother are still living in the house now.
We had trees blown over in Lugoff, that 4 or 5 feet in diameter, some say they where 100 years old.
gasoline, she also keeps full propane tanks in her supplies.
Hugo moved their house on the foundation, not sure how they fixed it, but she & her mother are still living in the house now.
We had trees blown over in Lugoff, that 4 or 5 feet in diameter, some say they where 100 years old.
My process every year is like what you do Supervisor. Every fall I'll cycle thru my storage in the truck and refill the cans with StaBil treated 100% gas. I use it in all my small engines. I try and rotate my desiel thru the summer months just during normal use.Yes. As hurricaners we have to keep enough gas on hand to run the generator for days, all year-round. You find out quick that it is the ONE THING you cannot buy when the power goes out
It is all too easy to rotate it. Once every year or so, empty the jugs into the truck, get them refilled and the truck topped off. Done in 30 minutes
I do not believe that all gasoline will suddenly become unavailable for months because it comes from so many different sources that are completely independent from each other.
The famous 'pipeline hack' only interrupted supply for 'some people' for less than 2 weeks.
A good hurricane, not much more than that.
