 |
12-08-2011, 06:30 AM
|
#1
|
|
Junior Member
Evergreen Owners Club
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Absecon NJ
Posts: 9
|
Fuel Stabilizing ????
Just purchased our New 2003 Southwind 36T and it has a full tank of gas. We are winterizing now and need to know should we put gas stabilizer in the fuel?
__________________
John and Gina White
Absecon, NJ
|
|
|
 |
Join the #1 RV Forum Today - It's Totally Free!
iRV2.com RV Community - Are you about to start a new improvement on your RV or need some help with some maintenance? Do you need advice on what products to buy? Or maybe you can give others some advice? No matter where you fit in you'll find that iRV2 is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with other RV owners, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create an RV blog, send private messages and so much, much more!
|
|
12-08-2011, 06:41 AM
|
#2
|
|
Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Home on the hill in Georgia
Posts: 2,742
|
A little Sta-bil never hurt anything. If you do put it in, you need to run the engine long enough to circulate the fuel to the injectors and such.
__________________
Jerry Potter, Taz
1999 Coachman Catalina Sport
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2011, 06:58 AM
|
#3
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Freeport, ME
Posts: 4,707
|
That is simple....the answer is YES. Todays gasoline with ethanol mix does NOT stay fresh very long. Put the required amount of Sta-Bil in it and fill it to the top.
__________________
Mike Canter
"Gunner" USN Retired, Airdale
2004 Monaco Signature 44' Conquest. Detroit 60
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2011, 07:30 AM
|
#4
|
|
Senior Member
Nor'easters Club Workhorse Chassis Owner Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: MAINE, The way Life should be.
Posts: 1,092
|
Use Sta-bil blue not red. Also sometimes called Marine mix.
Red is useless with new gasoline mixtures.
__________________
Tiffin Allegro Bus, 425 Cummins Freightliner XCR, Camp Freightliner, Acadia Denali, tow-N-4 Down, Blue-OX tow bar, TST Monitors, Seelevel II Monitors, Samsung Res Fridge, Progressive 50A-EMS, No Kids-No Pets, Full Time.
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2011, 08:49 AM
|
#5
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Fredericksburg, TX
Posts: 289
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by bdaball
Use Sta-bil blue not red. Also sometimes called Marine mix.
Red is useless with new gasoline mixtures.
|
The Stabil people disagree with you. From the Stabil website faq's:
Q: Is STA-BIL Fuel Stabilizer safe to use in all gasoline, including gasoline/oil mixtures and ethanol blends (including gasoline containing ethanol)?
A: Yes, All STA-BIL products are effective with all Ethanol blended fuels, including E-10, E-15, and E-85.
__________________
Jim
2019 Lance 975
2019 Ford F350
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2011, 09:24 AM
|
#6
|
|
Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Central Alberta, Canada
Posts: 271
|
I'm with Mike. Up here in the Great White North, my rig is parked (winterized) from November to March (sometime April)...I always fill 'er up and add Stabil while filling...then take 'er for a 8 or 10 mile drive before parking for the winter. I run the genny on that drive as well so that Stabil treated fuel is in both motors. Come spring, hook up the batteries and they fire right away. (this is our 3rd motorhome)
__________________
Dave and Kara - Weekend Warriors 2010 Newmar Bay star 3202, Ford chassis, 2017 Jeep JK Toad, Can Am ATVs
Central Alberta, Canada
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2011, 10:44 AM
|
#7
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: FL
Posts: 1,355
|
Absolutely yes, and agree with other posters about running the rig up and down the road to mix well and get to the genset if you have one. Do the same thing with my boat, except I use the river instead of the road LOL.
__________________
--2005 F350 Superduty Crewcab, 6.0, 4wd, short bed, 3.73 gears
--2016 Montana 3711FL, 40'
--SOLD 2014 Wildcat 327CK, 38'
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2011, 09:09 PM
|
#8
|
|
Registered User
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 3,198
|
yup agree, and don't forget to run the genny as well.
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2011, 09:41 PM
|
#9
|
|
Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: The Dungeon in Broomfield, CO
Posts: 187
|
Have never used any form of fuel "preservative" and never will, if it has to sit more than 6 months, I drain it. If it is in a sealed "gas can" It keeps very well.
I have many gasoline fuel toys and vehicles. Never had a problem starting any of them, after a "seasonal" storage. I once had a motorcycle that I could never find the time to ride, I let it sit too long, and it did have problems. had to do cleaning of the internal kind. However, the fuel stabilizer companies, say that 1 year is a max anyway. go figure. Anyway, Only my experience. BTW I dont' remove and store or charge batteries either, never had one not start the toy next season, unless it was 5 or 6 years old, and was probably due for replacement anyway. Traded my 2000 Yamaha GP1200R, in 2006, for my new one, still had the original battery in it. It would still start the boat.
I.M.O
Additives, formula's, and snake oil, all come from the same cart.
K
__________________
Damn, I'm Good! 
"I've got dozzens of friends, and the fun never ends, that is, as long as I'm buying."
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Linear Mode
