Using Stabil in fuel

[SUX2BU99]

I haven't used this before. I have gas in my truck and my new pressure washer that is from Sept I'd say. Should I put some of this in? Both of these aren't used much over the winter. How old can gas get before it becomes damaging? Thanks.

[Jim Rockford]

just so you know, a couple of months isn't gonna hurt gas,  and if you have and ethanol laced crappy gas like they force on us down here, sta-bil really doesn't help anymore. Its best just not to keep any more gas in something around anymore cause the ethanol in the Gas attracts moisture . Boat guys are having a heck of a time with it.

[1980c10]

when gas goes bad it has a very noticable rotten smell to it. I would at minimum check it every month and if it's bad use it up of drain it but somehow take care of it before it gets gummy. I don't see how using stabil could hurt so why not try it and also try to avoid gas with ethonal if at all possible. I found a gas station near my house that doesn't use ethonal in any of its gas so thats where i fill my gas cans and whenever possible my vehicles too. Hope this helps.

[SUX2BU99]

Thanks for the input guys. Not too many stations use ethanol around here so I might be fine without the Stabil.

[Jim Rockford]

just a note, I bought a 73 J4000 that had been sitting for 5 years , Installed a battery, poured some gas in the vent on the carb and it fired riht up and ran off 5 year old gas...this stuff just doesn't go bad over a few months.

[1980c10]

I've seen gas go bad in as little as 30 days. So you just really don't know what you are going to get. Stabil might not be needed but it wouldn't hurt either.

[Jim Rockford]

I'd like the see that ...

[Irish_Alley]

i let my 86 sit for a year or two went out to start it one time granted it need a jump but it did start, and run fine

[4x4orbust]

i have to ask this, but i don't want to start a war.    does the stabil do anything to gas with ethanol in it? 

[1980c10]

I worked for john deere dealer for a while and new tractors, gators atv's etc. would be set up for the show floor with gas in them. most of the times the gas wouldn't go bad but it was not uncommon to find it had gone bad in 30 days. it was easy to check the time the gas was in them against work orders to set the units up. most of the time gas will last over 6 months. Who knows what you are getting when filling up at the gas station though. If you do plan to use stabil; after you add it-run the engine a while to let it work its way throught the carb and fuel lines.

[Chevalade]

I let my bike sit over winter usually with a half tank in it, then in the spring I top it off with fresh stuff and never have had a problem.

[Torque454]

i've burned 15 year old gas before. Even in a riding lawn mower, put some in the tank and started it. It started on the fresh gas and ran until the tank was empty. Wouldnt start on the old gas but it did burn it. The rest of the old fuel i dumped in one of my cars which had half tank or so of fuel in it still. Ran fine..

Its not too likely to go bad over the winter...

[Stewart G Griffin]

i would say, it depends;

The gas in my truck is from dec. 08 , before the engine swap.  It started on the first try last week.

From my best recollection, the gas is from exxon.

[Jim Rockford]

From my best recollection, the gas is from exxon.

Brands make no difference ,Your local refinery pulls fuel from a pipeline that serves everyone, the gas in your tank may have been put in the pipeline by shell, or citco...

[Layne]

How's come shell gas seems to be better for my g/f's car? It stalls and runs like crap on anything but...