Gasoline additives or stabilizers?
The use of a proper stabilizer can often substitute for the task of draining the gas between seasons by preventing the formation of insoluble gum that would otherwise eventually clog up your carburetor. “Isn’t there a gasoline additive you can add to the gas which will keep it ‘fresh’ for up to 24 months? I’ve seen it at Home Depot, though have never used it. I think a tube was less than $1.00.” (From: Floyd Reed (floyda@ix.netcom.com).) Being an old small engine mechanic from way back, I suggest that you don’t use any additives to keep your gasoline ‘fresh’. Dispose of old gasoline (end of season) by dumping it in the (nearly full) fuel tank of your car, then refill your gas can at the beginning of the mowing season. It should last you the season. With this method, you spend no extra on additives (that are no good for an engine), you don’t waste ‘old’ gasoline, and you don’t dump raw gasoline into the environment. (From: Dan Weise (dan_yz@cin.net).
The use of a proper stabilizer can often substitute for the task of draining the gas between seasons by preventing the formation of insoluble gum that would otherwise eventually clog up your carburetor. “Isn’t there a gasoline additive you can add to the gas which will keep it ‘fresh’ for up to 24 months? I’ve seen it at Home Depot, though have never used it. I think a tube was less than $1.00.” (From: Floyd Reed (floyda@ix.netcom.com).) Being an old small engine mechanic from way back, I suggest that you don’t use any additives to keep your gasoline ‘fresh’. Dispose of old gasoline (end of season) by dumping it in the (nearly full) fuel tank of your car, then refill your gas can at the beginning of the mowing season. It should last you the season. With this method, you spend no extra on additives (that are no good for an engine), you don’t waste ‘old’ gasoline, and you don’t dump raw gasoline into the environment. (From: Dan Weise (dan_yz@cin.net).) I have found the commercial product
