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This is an interesting topic. I've always thought the add to the gas
cleaners were sort of snake oil. After all gas it's self is a pretty
good dissolver, what could be in these cleaners that would do it better
but still not be so corrosive that it ate up all the gaskets. Anyone
really take a carb apart, look at, put it back together, run a can of
cleaner through, and then take it back apart and see what got cleaned?
That would really tell the tale.



Try this sometime. Put a small amount of gasoline purchased from your local
gas station in a glass or open mason (ball) jar. Put it in a safe but
protected space outside and let the gas evaporate. It will probably take a
couple of days for a quarter of a cup or so of gas.

After it has evaporated and no liquid is left, observe the glass or jar
bottom and sides. That hardened goo is what screws up the carb if gas is
allowed to sit in it and evaporate. Stabil is claimed to prevent this. I
add Stabil to the gas tanks of my "classic" cars everytime I put gas in them
because they are not used or run often and the gas you get today goes stale
very quickly.

Fuel injection does not suffer from this because the lines stay under
pressure and the gas does not evaporate.

Eisboch

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"jamesgangnc" wrote in message
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This is an interesting topic. I've always thought the add to the gas
cleaners were sort of snake oil. After all gas it's self is a pretty
good dissolver, what could be in these cleaners that would do it better
but still not be so corrosive that it ate up all the gaskets. Anyone
really take a carb apart, look at, put it back together, run a can of
cleaner through, and then take it back apart and see what got cleaned?
That would really tell the tale.



Try this sometime. Put a small amount of gasoline purchased from your
local gas station in a glass or open mason (ball) jar. Put it in a safe
but protected space outside and let the gas evaporate. It will probably
take a couple of days for a quarter of a cup or so of gas.

After it has evaporated and no liquid is left, observe the glass or jar
bottom and sides. That hardened goo is what screws up the carb if gas is
allowed to sit in it and evaporate. Stabil is claimed to prevent this. I
add Stabil to the gas tanks of my "classic" cars everytime I put gas in
them because they are not used or run often and the gas you get today goes
stale very quickly.

Fuel injection does not suffer from this because the lines stay under
pressure and the gas does not evaporate.

Eisboch

Could you try the same experiment with stabil in the gas?
I'd do it myself, but you know how busy I am.
Jim

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"jamesgangnc" wrote in message
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This is an interesting topic. I've always thought the add to the gas
cleaners were sort of snake oil. After all gas it's self is a pretty
good dissolver, what could be in these cleaners that would do it better
but still not be so corrosive that it ate up all the gaskets. Anyone
really take a carb apart, look at, put it back together, run a can of
cleaner through, and then take it back apart and see what got cleaned?
That would really tell the tale.



Try this sometime. Put a small amount of gasoline purchased from your
local gas station in a glass or open mason (ball) jar. Put it in a safe
but protected space outside and let the gas evaporate. It will probably
take a couple of days for a quarter of a cup or so of gas.

After it has evaporated and no liquid is left, observe the glass or jar
bottom and sides. That hardened goo is what screws up the carb if gas is
allowed to sit in it and evaporate. Stabil is claimed to prevent this.
I add Stabil to the gas tanks of my "classic" cars everytime I put gas in
them because they are not used or run often and the gas you get today
goes stale very quickly.

Fuel injection does not suffer from this because the lines stay under
pressure and the gas does not evaporate.

Eisboch

Could you try the same experiment with stabil in the gas?
I'd do it myself, but you know how busy I am.
Jim


Still raising baby pineapples, huh?

Good idea though ... I'll try it sometime.

Eisboch

Interesting test idea. I'm at a loss to see how stabil could keep the
gas from evaporating. Maybe it hangs around with the gunk and makes it
easier for the new gas to disolve it?

Eisboch wrote:
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"jamesgangnc" wrote in message
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This is an interesting topic. I've always thought the add to the gas
cleaners were sort of snake oil. After all gas it's self is a pretty
good dissolver, what could be in these cleaners that would do it better
but still not be so corrosive that it ate up all the gaskets. Anyone
really take a carb apart, look at, put it back together, run a can of
cleaner through, and then take it back apart and see what got cleaned?
That would really tell the tale.



Try this sometime. Put a small amount of gasoline purchased from your
local gas station in a glass or open mason (ball) jar. Put it in a safe
but protected space outside and let the gas evaporate. It will probably
take a couple of days for a quarter of a cup or so of gas.

After it has evaporated and no liquid is left, observe the glass or jar
bottom and sides. That hardened goo is what screws up the carb if gas is
allowed to sit in it and evaporate. Stabil is claimed to prevent this.
I add Stabil to the gas tanks of my "classic" cars everytime I put gas in
them because they are not used or run often and the gas you get today
goes stale very quickly.

Fuel injection does not suffer from this because the lines stay under
pressure and the gas does not evaporate.

Eisboch

Could you try the same experiment with stabil in the gas?
I'd do it myself, but you know how busy I am.
Jim


Still raising baby pineapples, huh?

Good idea though ... I'll try it sometime.

Eisboch

On 11 Aug 2006 07:53:17 -0700, "jamesgangnc"
wrote:

Interesting test idea. I'm at a loss to see how stabil could keep the
gas from evaporating. Maybe it hangs around with the gunk and makes it
easier for the new gas to disolve it?

My understanding, perhaps incorrect, is that the varnish formation is
a chemical reaction which Stabil somehow defers. More than
evaporation is involved with fuel deterioration although that is a
convenient way to accelerate and demonstrate gunk formation.

Eisboch wrote:
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"jamesgangnc" wrote in message
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This is an interesting topic. I've always thought the add to the gas
cleaners were sort of snake oil. After all gas it's self is a pretty
good dissolver, what could be in these cleaners that would do it better
but still not be so corrosive that it ate up all the gaskets. Anyone
really take a carb apart, look at, put it back together, run a can of
cleaner through, and then take it back apart and see what got cleaned?
That would really tell the tale.



Try this sometime. Put a small amount of gasoline purchased from your
local gas station in a glass or open mason (ball) jar. Put it in a safe
but protected space outside and let the gas evaporate. It will probably
take a couple of days for a quarter of a cup or so of gas.

After it has evaporated and no liquid is left, observe the glass or jar
bottom and sides. That hardened goo is what screws up the carb if gas is
allowed to sit in it and evaporate. Stabil is claimed to prevent this.
I add Stabil to the gas tanks of my "classic" cars everytime I put gas in
them because they are not used or run often and the gas you get today
goes stale very quickly.

Fuel injection does not suffer from this because the lines stay under
pressure and the gas does not evaporate.

Eisboch

Could you try the same experiment with stabil in the gas?
I'd do it myself, but you know how busy I am.
Jim


Still raising baby pineapples, huh?

Good idea though ... I'll try it sometime.

Same with the gas for my lawn tractor, weed eater, blower, etc. I
always put stabil in them. Friend had a pressure washer with a Honda
motor on it, 6hp. He'd take it to the shop every few months because,
according to him, he'd get it back, it'd run great, then slowly get so
it wouldn't start at all. I took it, cleaned the carb, told him to use
stabil every time he bought gas in his can, and it hasn't happened
since.