[AT] Fuel stabilizer

[Mike Sloane]

I know folks who feel they absolutely have to use Stabil in any machine 
that won't be used for a couple of months, but I have never used it and 
have never had a problem with bad gas. I will note that the stuff they 
sell at service stations these days does not seem to create the 
"varnish" the older formulations did.

As far as diesel, yes, if left for a long time it will get some kind of 
bacterial growth, but I think you are far more likely to have a problem 
with water getting into the tank that has been sitting than bacteria. 
Most of the "diesel fuel conditioners" are mostly kerosene, which seems 
to somehow remove the water. I sold a Cat 112 motor grader that had been 
sitting for at least 5 years with nobody touching the half a tank of 
fuel, and the buyer got it started and drove it away with no problem. 
(He drove it 5 miles down the road to his place, and it hasn't moved since!)

captneb wrote:
> I have gotten two opposite opinions from people I trust about Stabil fuel
> additive.  One says it gums up the carb and should never be used, another
> says he can't imagine going into winter without adding it to fuel that won't
> be used up relatively soon.  Any experience with this stuff?  Any research
> seen?  I am only recently a user of diesel fuel and have been told that
> along with keeping fuel running in extreme cold, additives are needed to
> prevent "fungus" forming in diesel tanks.  Is my leg being pulled on
> this...and believe me, the boys here in town are not above doing that to Ol'
> Rog now and again!
> 
> Ol' Rog
> 

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