"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
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On Tue, 03 Apr 2007 12:33:28 -0400, Peter Hendra
wrote:

On Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:15:02 GMT, Charlie Morgan
wrote:

On Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:47:55 -0400, Peter Hendra
wrote:

Hi,
in the back of my mind I seem to recall hearing that the mixed oil and
petrol fuel as is used in outboards "ages"

Can anyone advise as to whether this is correct?

cheers,
Peter

Yes, it does.

CWM
Charlie,
Are you able to give an idea of the time factor please

regards

If you added a fuel stabilizer product such as "Stabil" when it was
freshly pumped and mixed, it should be usable for 3-4 months or so.

CWM

That raises another question. Every year at winterizing time, Essie gets
some stabilizer of some type or another added to her diesel fuel. This is
the same fuel every year, as Essie just sips the stuff daintily and would
never even dream of guzzling. So the question is, does the stabilizer
evaporate or otherwise dissipate during the course of the year, or does it
"build up" in the fuel?