Good product to run through fuel system?

[Merk]

Originally Posted by jimbob200521

So what would be an unhealthy reason to run with a smidge of choke? Gotta learn somehow and asking is easier than learning the hard way



The fuel I was running with yesterday was maybe a month old (whenever we got our first snow). Half had sat in the tank and half had sat in a gas can on the garage floor. When I got done today, I topped off with with fresh from the gas station gas. Hmm, didn't think about that

Any fuel a month old is added to my truck.
I have better results with fuel for my small engines if I don't sit it on the floor(cement-gravel-dirt). It seems to draw moisture more than fuel that sits on a piece of wood.

[jimbob200521]

Originally Posted by Merk

Any fuel a month old is added to my truck.
I have better results with fuel for my small engines if I don't sit it on the floor(cement-gravel-dirt). It seems to draw moisture more than fuel that sits on a piece of wood.

I don't like letting fuel sit that long, especially in a machine. But with the lack of snow, all I can do is start it up and let it get warm once every couple weeks. As for the gas in a can, that actually crossed my mind today when I refilled my gallon can. Instead of setting it on the concrete floor, I set it on a 2x12 wood ramp. Here's to hoping I suppose.

[jimbob200521]

Guys, I just wanted to shoot out a quick update. After the 3 hour snow-a-thon that turned into the partial choke to run smooth, I naturally went through a several gallons of gas. So, before I went out yesterday to play some more in the snow, I topped off the tank with fresh from the pump gas. And guess what? I ran just fine with no choke for the hour or so I plowed. Guess it was either a fluke or some moisture in the gas.

[Merk]

Originally Posted by jimbob200521

Guys, I just wanted to shoot out a quick update. After the 3 hour snow-a-thon that turned into the partial choke to run smooth, I naturally went through a several gallons of gas. So, before I went out yesterday to play some more in the snow, I topped off the tank with fresh from the pump gas. And guess what? I ran just fine with no choke for the hour or so I plowed. Guess it was either a fluke or some moisture in the gas.

Todays gas does not have a very long shelf. Automobile engines can tolerate old gas better because they have more mass (crank-rods-pistons-flywheel) turning and more cylinders to make up the gaps than a single or 2 cylinder engine.

[Shrewcub]

Glad it's running right again, Ryan!!

Originally Posted by Merk

Todays gas does not have a very long shelf.

At 8 cents per gallon to treat, I don't worry about my gas going stale in any less than 2 years. http://www.archoil.com/ar6200-fuel-m...ation-complex/