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STA-BIL Ethanol treatment
#285296 08/08/2008 2:58 PM
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http://www.goldeagle.com/sta-bil/stabil_marine.htm



Just ran across an ad for this in the new Popular mechanics and wondered if anyone thought it might be good to try in our bikes even though it's adverted for marine use.

Anyone got any more info?

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EDG1911 #285297 08/08/2008 3:52 PM
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I usae Sta-Bil in every tank.

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EDG1911 #285298 08/08/2008 4:10 PM
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I use it in my lawnmower when I put it up for the winter and it works fine.


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Regular or the new ethanol treatment
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do you guys mean you use the regular sta-bil or this new Ethanol stuff?

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EDG1911 #285300 08/09/2008 12:08 AM
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I'm extremely cautious about adding chemicals to the gastank. The potential ill effects of some of these distillates can take several years to show up, so asking others about new products may not produce useful info. I'll add that small-motor appliances like lawn mowers typically have many less parts in contact with the fuel than motorcycles and cars. It's not clear to me that they provide a valid comparison. Just my random thoughts on this...

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I read somewhere that traditional Stabil is composed largely of the food preservative BHT

Re: new ethanol treatment
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I'm extremely cautious about adding chemicals to the gastank. The potential ill effects of some of these distillates can take several years to show up, so asking others about new products may not produce useful info. I'll add that small-motor appliances like lawn mowers typically have many less parts in contact with the fuel than motorcycles and cars. It's not clear to me that they provide a valid comparison. Just my random thoughts on this...

Jack




That's what I was thinking but also had the thought that maybe there was someone who had already used it or new something about the chemical formulation.

The ethanol can't be any better than the additives and if the additive actually could neutralize the ill effects of the ethanol maybe it would be worth it.

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Forgive me for sounding negative, but finding solid answers with regards to fuel additives could prove difficult at best. Aside from word of mouth, I've never found any useful comparative or independent data on aftermarket fuel additives for gasoline or diesel. I've longed for an unbiased "Consumers Reports" style comparison of fuel additives, but don't think it exists. After buying 4 million plus gallons of diesel fuel over a ten year stretch, the best I could tell you is the Power Service brands seem to work as advertised, and seem to be able to supplant kerosene as a Winter supplement, and the Stanadyne brands are the only additives supplied by a injection pump manufacturer. There you have it -- ten years of research. ;-) All gasoline is additized, but aside from the federally required additive(s) and MSDS sheets, we're not really sure with what, nor are we going to find out anytime soon. Don't even get me started on that political shell game we call "Ethanol"
the miracle juice that lowers MPGs, which coincidentally creates a tax revenue windfall as fuel is taxed by the gallon.

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I hear ya on the shell game Bucky.

Just figured I'd put it out there to see if anyone could shed any light at all on whether the chemical formula actually neutralizes the ethanol at the least you'd be able to turn the corny gas back to regular....

adding an additive to 'de-additize' the added to.


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EDG1911 #285305 08/10/2008 6:11 AM
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I scanned the ad just so everyone can see what I saw and maybe clear up some confusion on why I posted in the first place.





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