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Boat fuel tank additive
Posted on 5/13/24 at 10:01 am
Posted on 5/13/24 at 10:01 am
I have a 30 gal tank and only use non ethanol gas. I fill up after every fishing trip but only burn 5-10gallons.
What does the O-T recommend as a fuel additive to treat the gas and clean the injectors?
Thanks
What does the O-T recommend as a fuel additive to treat the gas and clean the injectors?
Thanks
Posted on 5/13/24 at 10:09 am to TigerKurt
I’ve always used Sea Foam
This post was edited on 5/13/24 at 10:10 am
Posted on 5/13/24 at 10:16 am to TigerKurt
1oz Mercury Quickare + 1 oz Mercury Quickleen per 5 gallons of any gas.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 10:20 am to TigerKurt
Can’t go wrong with seafoam
Posted on 5/13/24 at 10:29 am to Mister Bigfish
I use stabil. Sea foam is a good cleaner. I would not use it for fuel storage.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 11:48 am to TigerKurt
Sea Foam. I have used it for year and with the exception of me trying to clean up a weed whacker engine that had been started with ether for years never had an issue with it.
I use it on my RV Generator regularly, about 50/50 blend from a gas can. You'd think that engine was burning up the way it smokes and bellows....but when its reconnected to the chasis gas tank it purrs like a kitten. Its an Onan 4000 and notoriuosly a lousy genset if it is not exercised like it should be...mine is almost trouble free....as much as any Onan product is....
I use it on my RV Generator regularly, about 50/50 blend from a gas can. You'd think that engine was burning up the way it smokes and bellows....but when its reconnected to the chasis gas tank it purrs like a kitten. Its an Onan 4000 and notoriuosly a lousy genset if it is not exercised like it should be...mine is almost trouble free....as much as any Onan product is....
Posted on 5/13/24 at 12:07 pm to TigerKurt
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I use stabil.
Why fill-up evertime if you only use so little? I understand better safe than sorry but you're not close on usage.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 12:18 pm to Wtodd
I fill it up because when the tank is full, there’s less of a chance of water build up.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:01 pm to TigerKurt
quote:
I have a 30 gal tank and only use non ethanol gas. I fill up after every fishing trip but only burn 5-10gallons.
What does the O-T recommend as a fuel additive to treat the gas and clean the injectors?
Thanks
How long does it stay in the tank? I usually put what's left in my boat tank in my truck every 90 days or so. I used to do the same with 2 strokes and never had an issue. I do the same thing with gas for my lawn equipment....I try to buy what I will need for 90 days and when that time is up I pour it in my truck and buy more. I have had numerous issues with small engines and poor gas quality but I have never had an issue with a car or truck...
I keep 40 gallons of gas in our RV at all times, or nearly all the time, because an empty gas tank is prone to all manner of ill shite. We do not use the RV much anymore so that fuel sits a long time...it is an effort to get it out of the RV. I have siphoned 15-20 gallons out and used it in my truck over a couple of weeks but I usually pour a gallon of sea foam in it and use it the next time we use the camper. Never had an issue.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:26 pm to TigerKurt
I use starbrite star-tron treatment.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 2:21 pm to TigerKurt
Stabil Marine, and Yamaha Ring free.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 10:14 pm to TigerKurt
Ive a 2 stroke 60hp mercury. It's ethanol free gas, seafoam, and Lucas 2 Stroke synthetic blend 50:1 oil. Cranks and runs like an old timey Singer sewing maching.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 6:20 am to boudinman
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Ive a 2 stroke 60hp mercury. It's ethanol free gas, seafoam, and Lucas 2 Stroke synthetic blend 50:1 oil. Cranks and runs like an old timey Singer sewing maching.
Is there any doubt that modern 4 strokes will provide the years of service as trouble free as those old 2 strokes have and still do? I have a Evinrude 150 2 stroke from the mid 80s that has been owned by about 10 different people and that damned thing fires up almost as quick as an electric motor and runs like a top. I have a 2018 Mercury 60 HP with less than 50 hours on it and I have spent more time maintaining the thing than any outboard I ever owned and I have owned a bunch. Its not a bad engine, in fact it is a fantastic engine, it just has more maintenance requirements than any 2 stroke I ever owned. That 150 will run on anything....as long as its not overly rich it will run like a top. That 60 HP HATES anything but ethanol free gas. it will burn it but it doesn't perform like it should. That 150 would probably run on about 20% water LOL....it just keeps on going. I have wanted to repower that boat for years and almost did last year with a 140 HP Suzuki at a bargain...just can't justify doing so.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 6:54 am to TigerKurt
Nothing. You are wasting your money using additive with non ethanol and refilling every time.
This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 6:58 am
Posted on 5/14/24 at 7:12 am to TigerKurt
I run regular gas and use yamaha fuel additive and run ring free once a year thru it. my boat sits up some and I never have an issue. I've never run ethanol free in my 300 yamaha outside of marina fuel and have had zero issues for 4 years.
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