alpinecrick
I'm Awesome
The questions pretty much come down to this - for semi-long-term storage of gasoline for generator use, would you:
1. Buy regular whatever from the station (E15 around here),or ethanol-free if it's reasonably available?(strike-thru because apparently the only ethanol-free around here is premium)
2. Whichever one you choose, would you add Sta-bil?
3. How long would you trust that choice to sit in new steel cans before you use it?
The only vehicle we have that runs regular is the dually, so I could periodically cycle the fuel through that truck in order to freshen the stored fuel in the cans. I have read that even modern ethanol-free with Sta-bil goes "off" sooner than some have expected, which is pretty much the reason for this post.
Thanks!
Richard
Richard,
I absolutely would us Sta-bil Marine regardless if it is ethanol gas or not. I live in a ethanol region. All my small engine gas cans get Stabil Marine. I have generators, pressure washers, and a collection of chainsaws--a few of them 50-75 years old. I leave the gas in all my small engines, some may not be started for a year or more.
Also, my dad leaves his 1952 M38 Willys in the shop at our high country place for 6-7 months each year and has been doing that for 30 years now. It starts every spring.
The use of Stabil Marine has eliminated all the horror stories of ethanol gas for us.