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Stabil again

On 1/26/2015 5:10 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 26 Jan 2015 15:56:03 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

My experience with lawnmowers was that draining the gas at the end of
the year usually resulted in leaks and float problems in the spring.
I just leave the gas in them now, along with a shot of Stabil. No
problems with leaks or floats since.

Never let logic get in the way of a good anecdote I guess.
Virtually every small engine tool I have ever bought had instructions
not to store them full of fuel. The generator in my garage even has a
fitting in the fuel line to drain the tank. E-10 even makes that a
worse idea.

Who reads the instructions? :-)

Why is E-10 worse? If the fuel lines and other components are
designed for E-10 what harm does it do? I can certainly understand
older systems that were never designed for it. My last boat had
newer, USCG approved fuel lines but they were not E-10 rated. The
surveyor picked up on it and recommended replacing them.

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