Another Stabil question
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From: Mountain Top, Alabama
I prefer Seafoam. I saved a small empty Stabil bottle that I use to measure the Seafoam. During the winter, I keep that small bottle full of Seafoam on the bike, and after a ride on my way home, I stop near the house and fill up and add treatment. Bike is always parked in the garage with a full tank of fuel - treated in the winter, just premium rest of the time.
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From: Idaho Panhandle
SeaFoam is 40-60% Mineral Oil which which must be what he says will coat the inside of the carbs, 25-35% Naphtha and 10-20% Isopropanol (Isoproyl Alcohol). Good stuff, but I prefer to stablized the fuel to keep water attracted by the ethanol from separating. A full tank is step # 1 or drain the tank #2.
Stabil is 90% petroleum distilates and StarTron is 5% organic compounds and 90% Naphtha. Stabil is an emulsifier, meaning it attracts water to it's molecules. The more water the larger the micro ***** of water. Startron uses a inorganic enzyme action, that breaks the water up instead of collecting it into *****. Both keep the water from separating when properly used. You can overload all these products by leaving your tank 1/2 full (1/2 empty).
Keep your tank full, add something (mineral oil, light engine oil, 2 cycle oil, SeaFoam, Stabil or Startron) and if carbed, run the gas out of the carbs and bowl. Then hang on until spring.
Stabil is 90% petroleum distilates and StarTron is 5% organic compounds and 90% Naphtha. Stabil is an emulsifier, meaning it attracts water to it's molecules. The more water the larger the micro ***** of water. Startron uses a inorganic enzyme action, that breaks the water up instead of collecting it into *****. Both keep the water from separating when properly used. You can overload all these products by leaving your tank 1/2 full (1/2 empty).
Keep your tank full, add something (mineral oil, light engine oil, 2 cycle oil, SeaFoam, Stabil or Startron) and if carbed, run the gas out of the carbs and bowl. Then hang on until spring.
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2013
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From: Beautiful CNY
I have used Stabil for years in all my wet winter storage mowers to bikes. Never let me down. I add it to every can of utility fuel used for mowers and the snowblower because of the slow rate of use and I never ever have an issue.
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Joined: Feb 2010
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From: New Jersey
I use Stabil in my bikes and classic car every winter.
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