Willit float
Cadet
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- Mar 15, 2020
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Gasoline storage time guidelines for fuel-gasoline to begin going bad ?
Ive read over the years from other online info about the ethanol based gasoline going bad after sitting in a fuel tank for extended periods of time.
So I recently rebuilt by boat, installed a new Moeller tank, all fuel lines new high quality, new fuel filter system, fuel pump, lines and carb rebuild.
Two years ago we filled the tank about 80% added fuel stabilizer and lead additive as it’s a 1977 Mercruiser 165 GM in-line 6.
So ran the boat occasionally, added new gas at the rate of about ten gallons per add and did that twice over two years. I routinely give the gas a mix by either pulling the boat or raising and lowering real quick to slosh mix.
So yesterday I rigged up a back up fuel pump-hack and hooked up to the fuel line and pulled out ten gallons.
The bad looks, smells and seems perfectly fine still. I’ll be using it in the riding mower and blend a few gallons into the truck.
Are my concerns warranted or am I just overly worried about the gas turning into clumps in the tank. Pretty sure I’ve read from other boaters that this should be done yearly ?
Ive read over the years from other online info about the ethanol based gasoline going bad after sitting in a fuel tank for extended periods of time.
So I recently rebuilt by boat, installed a new Moeller tank, all fuel lines new high quality, new fuel filter system, fuel pump, lines and carb rebuild.
Two years ago we filled the tank about 80% added fuel stabilizer and lead additive as it’s a 1977 Mercruiser 165 GM in-line 6.
So ran the boat occasionally, added new gas at the rate of about ten gallons per add and did that twice over two years. I routinely give the gas a mix by either pulling the boat or raising and lowering real quick to slosh mix.
So yesterday I rigged up a back up fuel pump-hack and hooked up to the fuel line and pulled out ten gallons.
The bad looks, smells and seems perfectly fine still. I’ll be using it in the riding mower and blend a few gallons into the truck.
Are my concerns warranted or am I just overly worried about the gas turning into clumps in the tank. Pretty sure I’ve read from other boaters that this should be done yearly ?