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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Gasoline is now literally designed to remain stable for a couple weeks. There are dozens of chemicals in today's gas, most of which are added to gasoline to meed EPA requirements, boost octane, and keep the engine reasonably clean. Many of the chemicals are toxic, and one actually is used in other compounds to dissolve rubber. Very simplified, fuel stabilizers are designed to keep the more volatile compounds in gasoline from oxidizing, evaporating....breaking down. Marine engine manufacturers designed their stabilizers knowing that many boaters and anglers have the same fuel in the tank for weeks, or even months. There are formulations out there designed to mainly stabilize, and then there's the marine engine stuff that will do that and a lot more. This stuff will not 'fix' bad gasoline, it should be added to fresh gasoline. Why isn't this added to the gas coming out of the pump? The oil industry has designed gasoline to be burned within a time frame that doesn't always work for marine, utv, atv, etc. use. |
