Gas Treatment.....What Are You Using?

[myoldchevytruck]

With less than 10% Ethanol added to today's gas. Is anyone else having problems if your classic rides are parked for any length of time? Are you adding anything such as Stabil for Ethanol or any other additive. Seems that Ethanol is doing a number on the older rides. I recently had to have my carburetor rebuilt because the gas was junk as it had sat to long without being started. Anyone else?

[Shyguy]

I use Stabil if my trucks are setting for a while. It is a great product, I have been using it for years in tractors and lawn mowers.

I also put Seafoam in my old vehicles now and then.

[Sicklajoie]

Originally Posted by Shyguy

I use Stabil if my trucks are setting for a while. It is a great product, I have been using it for years in tractors and lawn mowers.

I also put Seafoam in my old vehicles now and then.

I'm another Seafoam user.

[colin_havens]

I buy premium gas, and there is a station that does not have ethanol in any of their grades of gasoline. Mind you my motor has either a 10:1 or 10.5:1 compression, so it needs the premium fuel. But most places dont add ethanol to their premium gas, so thats all I would run anyway just so it does not gunk up my carb, fuel lines, and tank when setting. Heres a fun little trick to try: put a drop or 2 of gas with ethanol in one hand, and the same in the other of gas without ethanol in it. Bet your ass that the one with the ethanol will evaporate away super fast, while the other will be there in your palm for a while. That alone tells me it snot good for my truck which will does not get driven every day. When I store it for the winter, it gets stabil added to the tank, and a bottle of fuel system cleaner added in the spring before a long drive, just to be sure to get rid of any varnishing.

[68gmsee]

STP, Chevron, Lucas gas treatment. Occasionally, Seafoam because everyone says it's a good product. I haven't noticed any difference between them.

[redmonster]

try this stuff called bk 44 my dad introduced it to me he uses it in his 62 TBIRD works great
rule of thumb every third fill up

[BlackTopMotors]

Here you go.

http://www.bgprod.com/products/fuelair.html

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[don t. - 72gmc]

Originally Posted by 68gmsee

STP, Chevron, Lucas gas treatment. Occasionally, Seafoam because everyone says it's a good product. I haven't noticed any difference between them.

Normally, I just run everything for 15 minutes once/month over the winter. Most times it worked but did have minor carb issues. Last year I bought some seafoam, mixed it a bit strong with premium(93 octane). Wifes 68 Chevelle was runnin bad when we parked it, same w/my 2 cycle tiny tiller. This spring, I had zero fuel related problems, and the 2 bad runners were "magically" fixed.

Speaking of seafoam....I thought the price of gas/gallon was high til the wife came home w/a gallon of seafoam

Have fun...don t. ....

[Hottrucks]

I'm still a fan of marvel mystery when I kn ow its going to get a beating...also in my Harley when going to bike week or in heavy traffic I add a bit of two stroke oil to the tank to keep the top half well lubed

[cdowns]

i'm havin problems with my daily driver 08HHRss that calls for minimum 89gas// i dont drive much at all given a choice i walk// once the gas is in the tank for 3-4weeks the warning light comes on about gas quality so if i throw5gallons of 93in it the light will go off

i guess this new gas has a shelf lilife of one month or less

[QKENUF4U]

STA-BIL is the only one i use and being and ex-rainsylvanian im used to bikes/cars sitting for 8months of the year while ya wait to thaw/dry out.....they now have an ETHONAL STA-BIL for todays garbage gas....

[OhOneWS6]

Originally Posted by colin_havens

... But most places dont add ethanol to their premium gas...

This is incorrect. Ethanol free gas is available in a non emission county or from suppliers of off road use only fuel. If you are getting ethanol free gas from a pump you can drive up to it is more than likely in a non emission county. This is regulated by the EPA. It has nothing to do with the grade of the fuel.

[chevy72pu]

Stabil for me. Add some to every fillup.

[mpotts64]

Marvel Mystery oil is the only thing for me. I run it in all my vehicles, even my new 2011 vehicles. I put a quart to a tank about every 5th fillup. It does wonders on cleaning up gunked up vehicles. I only run non-ethanol gas now. I rebuilt a 283 and stuck in my 68. I put everything new on the motor, well, about 600 miles and it started missing like mad. I rebuilt the carbeurator and the new pcv valve had about 1/8" of gunk laying in it from running ethanol gas. Now, non-ethanol is all I run in all my vehicles. The miss turned out to be the original restricted distributor wire to an HEI distributor. I meant to run a new wire but got the truck running and forgot about it. Ran a new wire from the switch and runs like a charm.

[70cst]

Good info...

[myoldchevytruck]

Originally Posted by 70cst

Good info...

Very good info. This Ethanol is beating my ride up. Thanks everyone.

[colin_havens]

Originally Posted by OhOneWS6

This is incorrect. Ethanol free gas is available in a non emission county or from suppliers of off road use only fuel. If you are getting ethanol free gas from a pump you can drive up to it is more than likely in a non emission county. This is regulated by the EPA. It has nothing to do with the grade of the fuel.

Learn something new every day I dont know of a county in Arkansas that has any emissions testing, and for sure know they dont have any plans of introducing it here in Mountain Home. I just thought the premium gas didnt have ethanol in it, at least the places I fill up the 67 here don't. I never knew that the gas companies adding ethanol was regulated by the EPA.

[Hubscrub]

Originally Posted by cdowns

i'm havin problems with my daily driver 08HHRss that calls for minimum 89gas// i dont drive much at all given a choice i walk// once the gas is in the tank for 3-4weeks the warning light comes on about gas quality so if i throw5gallons of 93in it the light will go off

i guess this new gas has a shelf lilife of one month or less

gas quality light? geezz they put more junk to tare up on the newer cars/trucks than i have ever seen

Originally Posted by colin_havens

Learn something new every day I dont know of a county in Arkansas that has any emissions testing, and for sure know they dont have any plans of introducing it here in Mountain Home. I just thought the premium gas didnt have ethanol in it, at least the places I fill up the 67 here don't. I never knew that the gas companies adding ethanol was regulated by the EPA.

there is several stations around here going to non-ethanol gas more and more and yes there is no emissions here

[todd99]

There's hope...

http://www.npr.org/2011/05/29/136765...ols-golden-egg

[bigkountry]

I use Lucas in my DD, Non-ethanol in my Polaris and 10% with a cap full of seafoam in my lawnmower and weed-eater (mixed into gas jug).

[usmcchevy]

Lucus fuel system cleaner in all of the engines that get used. Stabil in anything that sits, and then Seafoam when it comes out of storage.

[Tom Vogel]

I use Stabil in everything. Living on the coast in Ca. I think Ill tay away from Seafoam.

[swierker]

Originally Posted by todd99

There's hope...

http://www.npr.org/2011/05/29/136765...ols-golden-egg

This is not going to stop the use of ethanol in gasoline. What this article is referring to is the subsidies that the oil companies receive from using ethanol. Basically, the gov't is giving the oil companies money for using ethanol in gasoline when they require them to use it anyway.

Dan

[gcburdic]

good stuff