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| Jeremy - 4/26/2014 9:39 PM
Buddy of mine's son when through Anoka Voc-Tech small engine course a few yrs back and he said he was told not to use Sta-bil as a fuel saver long-term as it would in effect begin to "gel" in a container. Lots of "Huhs???" so the instructor put a pint in ajar at he beginning of the course and let her sit. A few months later you could see the cloudiness as it settled in.
I used Stabil the first year I had my boat. Never again. The following spring I had all sorts of problems that were not cheap to rectify. The mechanic I took the boat to that spring asked if I sued Stabil and I said yes. "Well, that's the cause of 99% of your problems." 10 years since using Sea Foam exclusively and I've never had any issues outside of general things that simply wear out.
A few years ago I upgraded my fuel lines and got away from the basic black rubber hose crap. Ever since then when I change my fuel filter and cut it apart to inspect the thing it's been clean and free of black residue. I have no problems running a blended fuel and have been doing that ever since the failed Stabil experiment of 2003. |
