- Aug 25, 2008
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- Boat Info
- 2006 320 V-Drives 6.2s, Bow Thruster, Generator, Raymarine C80, Radar, Fish Finder
- Engines
- 6.2 Horizons 320HP
Ok, so my friends and I had a difference of opinion over the weekend on how I should handle my fuel tanks for winter storage. I was of the opinion, that I need to fill them to minimize the amount of air (and therefore water) that the gasoline will be exposed to.
One friend felt that I should leave them as empty as possible and treat them with fuel stabilizer and then get a fresh tank of fuel in the spring. He felt that fuel mixed with Ethnanol has a shelf life of only 3 months if untreated and a max of 6 months if treated with stabilizer.
My other friend added that I need to find Fuel stabilzer specifically designed to treat fuel mixed with Ethanol.
So right now I have a little over 1/2 tanks of fuel, not sure if Ethanol was mixed with it (120 gallons) and enough "Sta-bil" to treat 240 gallons.
So what do you think? Full or Empty? Will Sta-bil do the job or is there some other magic potion that I need to find?:huh:
One friend felt that I should leave them as empty as possible and treat them with fuel stabilizer and then get a fresh tank of fuel in the spring. He felt that fuel mixed with Ethnanol has a shelf life of only 3 months if untreated and a max of 6 months if treated with stabilizer.
My other friend added that I need to find Fuel stabilzer specifically designed to treat fuel mixed with Ethanol.
So right now I have a little over 1/2 tanks of fuel, not sure if Ethanol was mixed with it (120 gallons) and enough "Sta-bil" to treat 240 gallons.
So what do you think? Full or Empty? Will Sta-bil do the job or is there some other magic potion that I need to find?:huh: