Subject	Not straight from the horses mouth... but maybe close enough
Posted by	PiotrC70 on December 14, 2016 at 9:11 PM
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In Reply To	Maybe fuel stabilizer is a hoax. Perhaps someone who knows posted by 240Z FeO2 on December 14, 2016 at 08:33 PM
Message	One of my customers has a friend who works in the oil & gas industry. He has all the fancy gadgets and suitcases of tools to test things. He basically stated that if fuel sits for any more than about a month, then the overall ethanol content drops significantly. It also depends on where it's stored. If outside or cold climate, then condensation will form and speed up the process of degradation, where as in a climate controlled garage, you slow the process down. That being said, I have a brand new bottle of Stabil but didn't get a chance to throw some in the tank and fill it up so I'll just have to do like I've always done prior to using it, fill up the tank during the first spring drive and drive her easy 1993 TT. R.I.P. 09.15.2010
Follow Ups	Attention TwinTurbo.net geniuses. You know who you are. - 240Z FeO2 16:09:14 12/14/16 Not the answer to your question - ZXRider 16:51:55 12/14/16 Maybe fuel stabilizer is a hoax. Perhaps someone who knows - 240Z FeO2 20:33:42 12/14/16 Not straight from the horses mouth... but maybe close enough - PiotrC70 21:11:06 12/14/16 I have seen fuel turn to varnish and cause injectors to - MixManMash 23:06:49 12/14/16 Yup, I brought a Z back that had been sitting for 10 years - BlackholeZ 01:22:07 12/15/16 Yep, if a station hasn't been selling well - BlackholeZ 01:24:08 12/15/16 Not sure about the USA, but in Canada, gas stations - MixManMash 07:00:15 12/15/16 Some stations are te same way in the US. Maybe all? - dogpile 09:38:09 12/15/16 Re: Attention TwinTurbo.net geniuses. You know who you are. - BenWP 17:18:26 12/14/16 won't get into the fuel rail & lines - vorpalZ 17:28:46 12/14/16 Is this really necessary just for a winter storage? - CameronSF 20:59:30 12/14/16 Maybe fill a 1 gal container with the amount of Stabil you - PiotrC70 21:13:30 12/14/16 My question was more for information than a solution. After - 240Z FeO2 23:20:28 12/14/16 Just trying to think logically... where there is no air, - PiotrC70 00:12:32 12/15/16 I fill the tank full of gas when parking for the winter. - Bernie (NoVA) 07:32:43 12/15/16 Do the same thing here. - white22sky 11:13:43 12/15/16 Interesting. (n/m) - 240Z FeO2 11:16:04 12/15/16 I find premium degrades over winter storage. - vorpalZ 11:21:57 12/15/16 Yup, pump gas degrades quite a bit when stored. - dogpile 14:50:50 12/15/16 Seems like i've read posts here that Stabil also lowers - Boosted1 07:26:45 12/16/16 It will slightly, but at least it won't turn into varnish. (n/m) - MixManMash 07:33:12 12/16/16 My Z hibernates every winter, I've never done anything to - Zblackbeast 10:33:09 12/15/16 X2 - Madhatter10-6 14:17:02 12/15/16 Mine is left for probably 4 months without being started - not4resaleZ 16:56:01 12/15/16 Same - Drk93TT 22:35:51 12/15/16 Re: Attention TwinTurbo.net geniuses. You know who you are. - Dallas DamonZ 11:29:28 12/15/16 The tank should be filled prior to storage - Red-Oct 11:58:48 12/15/16 Here's a good explanation that's worth the read IMO - Red-Oct 12:06:30 12/15/16 I wouldn't worry about it, I don't. Some worry about - not4resaleZ 12:38:31 12/15/16 Re: I wouldn't worry about it, I don't. Some worry about - Dallas DamonZ 12:54:39 12/15/16 Re: Attention TwinTurbo.net geniuses. You know who you are. - sparkie 09:58:36 12/16/16
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