04-25-2008, 03:38 PM
In the right conditions fuel can go bad in 1 month. That is on the severe end, but those are the peramiters that I use. Any fuel that I'm not 100% sure is going to get used in one month I stabilize. I generally stabilize right in my gas cans, that way I know it is good. The only things I mix in the tank is my 4 wheeler and my boat, those are the only ones I fuel at the station.
Another key in the winter time is if you are not going to drain a fuel system ENTIRELY, then stabilize and keep the tank as full as possible. The more air space you have in the tank, the more air their is to condense and condensate when them temps drop and add water to your fuel. My system is small items like gas weed eaters and ice auger that are easy to drain I run the fuel from completely. Larger items like mowers and 4 wheelers I top off the tank, stabilize and if it has a fuel cut off valve I close the valve and run the fuel out of the carburator. This keeps my carb dry and residue out of the tiny orifices in the jets, no air space in tank to condense water, and stabilized fuel that is ready to go in the spring. All I have to do is turn the valve on and go. Since I've stared using Seafoam religeously I haven't pulled a single carb off to work on.
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Another key in the winter time is if you are not going to drain a fuel system ENTIRELY, then stabilize and keep the tank as full as possible. The more air space you have in the tank, the more air their is to condense and condensate when them temps drop and add water to your fuel. My system is small items like gas weed eaters and ice auger that are easy to drain I run the fuel from completely. Larger items like mowers and 4 wheelers I top off the tank, stabilize and if it has a fuel cut off valve I close the valve and run the fuel out of the carburator. This keeps my carb dry and residue out of the tiny orifices in the jets, no air space in tank to condense water, and stabilized fuel that is ready to go in the spring. All I have to do is turn the valve on and go. Since I've stared using Seafoam religeously I haven't pulled a single carb off to work on.
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