Re: The shelf life of gas/oil

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Boat storage places all recomend filling the oil and fuel tanks to almost full before storage.
Then they add stabilizer. The reason they give for almost full is to allow for expansion and to reduce condensation in the tank. A secondary benefit would be helping to keep the Air available in the tank low.
  For years I did not know this and always had trouble with water in the fuel tanks of boats. Now that I follow these recomendations. I never have any problem at all.
Mark Price
mpriceATwestco.net
Morgantown, WV
69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 
65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4



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From: "Neil Shaw" <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 14:55:56 -0500

>I agree with Tom. We used a boat with a 454 in it this summer that had sat
>for two years with about 10 gallons of gas in it. Once the battery was
>charged it started right up and ran great for the week we had it.
>Fuel stabilizer like Sta-Bil is cheap insurance also. And it works great
>storing my lawn mower for the winter.
>Neil Shaw
>'72 Javelin SST
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