What kind of fuel/gas do you use.

[BassNut33]

Seafoam contains no alcohol. I don't find it necessary to add Seafoam to FRESH non-oxy gas, unless you have a dirty carb/injector system, of which a proper cleaning is the correct answer.Some of the other popular "Stabilizers" do. As bassnut 33 stated, the gas/ethanol will seperate. Yes, I am mechanically competent. Rebuilding engines since the 70's. In a nutshell: Ethanol WILL and DOES degrade rubber, plastic, nylon, and fiber gasket parts, although less so in the newer engines.

Alcohol is a drying solvent that will leach plasticisers out of the the material in contact with it, rendering them prone to brittleness and cracking. Adding certain products will help but not prevent the problems associated with ethanol. Read some of the API's TSB's and reports. Read the spring article in Popular Mechanics on gasoline and ethanol by some of the experts...excellent article. Explains in detail about ethanol/gasoline in a lenghty, technically excellent article. I've seen enough damage to engine components to be 100% convinced of the damage wrought by ethanol products. Have a pile of the damaged ones in my garage. My new 2010 pickup owners manual states not to use E-85, a higher concentrate ethanol garbage "gas", more than 60% of the time unless maintenance intervals are increased by FIFTY PERCENT. Go talk to a good small engine/marine mechanic..get their opinion. Check out the facts...there's a lot out there to read/see with fact-backed information. Just my

Glad to see that I received the right info!

[Jarrid Houston]

I started putting in the premium after using regular for awhile, and now I never have shut downs when low idoling. The engine used to quit when I would be in low idol mode, but I think the premium helped that. But I am not a gear head, so I am just going with that hunch...

[pulleye16]

10-20 % isoproply alcohol

per seafoam MSDS "IPA 125 10-20%"

Not very much though! Good info above! Not to side bar but even with non-oxy one must still "winterize" right? If most stabilizers use alcohol, doesn't that offset putting in non-oxy gas? What and how do you suggest you "winterize" your gas?

[amateurfishing]

so i got my quicksilver oil this am and while buying it i just mentioned my mechanic said not to use any gas with ethanol, store claimed it very difficult to find gas without ethanol so talked me into blue-ish stabill.

1. will this blue stabill be just fine for the 89 ocatane gas i just put in my gas can? and.....

2. does anyone know where u can buy gas without ethanol in it?

thx

[pulleye16]

http://www.msra.com/ for non-oxy gas

[RebelSS]

Beat me to it!!! Also most of the Fleet Farms have one non-oxy pump, too. Believe it's 93 or 94 octane, which really doesn't matter...it's the only non-oxy available there.

[RebelSS]

10-20 % isoproply alcohol

per seafoam MSDS "IPA 125 10-20%"

Not very much though! Good info above! Not to side bar but even with non-oxy one must still "winterize" right? If most stabilizers use alcohol, doesn't that offset putting in non-oxy gas? What and how do you suggest you "winterize" your gas?

I be danged!!!!! And they used to tout "No alcohol"!!! Guess I should have read MORE facts!!!

Well, guess I'm now a bit smarter...although I thought the IPA on their MSDS was for "India pale ale"...

PS...I DO use Seafoam in the winter in my auger gas.....and keep it year round in my mower/snowblower gas.

[EBass]

For storing in da winter:

I take out the plugs and fog the walls (put back plugs) and top it off with non-oxy and it sits all winter. I do use Amsoil though for the 50:1 mix.

[amateurfishing]

is non-oxy the same as ethanol free?

[Jim Almquist]

is non-oxy the same as ethanol free?

Yes

[Scott K]

The biggest problem with non-oxy fuel is in MN it only come in the form of higher octane 91-94, and if your putting it into something that wasnt designed for high octane, you are not burning all of the fuel, and the un-burnt fuel will foul out the plugs, and make it run worse. Not to mention polute the lakes more with more un-burned fuel through the exhaust.

[amateurfishing]

will i be ok with using the 90 octane with ethanol and the blue stabill?

[jac714]

I use mid grade gas and stabil, have for years never had a motor problem due to fuel.

[amateurfishing]

i called my mechanic in late afternoon yesterday, he said ethanol ok, but try to avoid. so i will use 90 octane with stabill to start. was just being a worry wort apparently but better safe than sorry after big mechanics bill.

[311Hemi]

i called my mechanic in late afternoon yesterday, he said ethanol ok, but try to avoid. so i will use 90 octane with stabill to start. was just being a worry wort apparently but better safe than sorry after big mechanics bill.

Oxy or non-oxy? If just regular oxy 90 octane you might as well run 87.

[Sonicrunch]

Mr Fusion. BUT, I am not willing to sacrifice any Miller.