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Location: Eau Claire, WI | Pretty hard to get fuel stabilizer up to the engine (the proper way to do it, otherwise the fuel in the lines and fuel filter can go bad over the off-season) without running the engine.
What I like to do is start adding stabilizer to my fuel this time of year, I put it in each time I add some fuel that way it gets mixed in good and gets up to the engine. I'm on the water 3-4 times a week during the summer so I don't need to add it during the whole season.
So the short answer IMHO. Is in order to properly stabilize "all" the fuel in the system the motor should be run.
I am not a marine mechanic, 20+ years ago I was a construction equipment mechanic and I used to race dirt track cars, I also managed a construction equipment rental and sales business for a few years and worked as a sales manager for a wholesale company in the timber industry for over 10 years, have had my own boats since I was 17. Like I said, I'm not a marine mechanic, but I've been around this type of stuff for virtually most all of my 43 years. I have been described by many who know me in a complimentary way as being "anal" when it comes to taking care of my boats, trucks, pretty much everything I own. |
