Recommended fuel additive?
Bought gas at a gas station a few blocks away from where I normally go. Filled my generator up... noticed it surging. What is a recommended additive, if there exists one, that might be able to und...
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mlts22 wrote:
I appreciate the input. Unfortunately in this part of Texas, you get E-10 no matter what pump you go to. Premium gas? E-10. Generic stuff? E-10. I normally use Sta-bil, which normally does the job without issue with regards to fuel storage for about 3-4 months (I try to rotate gas out well under the six month mark.)
I have not had that good luck with Seafoam. I added it as per instructions, and my generator would stall with white smoke, like it was electing the next Pope, when even the lightest electrical load was applied, so I let it just run dry (took almost 20 hours.) Second time, about a year later, same issue, any load, the generator would stall. So, I pumped the gas out.
Techron seems to be for injectors. Would it be useful for carbs?
Car/truck engines are a different beast altogether. I wouldn't hesitate to SeaFoam a vehicle engine if I had issues there, but the tiny jets on a small engine are a completely different story.
A carb is a carb, and a jet is a jet, and an emulsifier is an emulsifier. Seafoam will help disolve any gummed up fuels and it will go a long way to cleaning the valves of carbon.
If the metering passages are gummed up the carb cant enrich the fuel ratio when hit with a load. you might get lucky with seafoam for that but you'll probably have to tear the carb down and clean it out real good.
The right way to use seafoam is with about a quart of gas and a pint of seafoam mix em up and use a hose from the gas to the carb's fuel inlet so it runs on that mix. run it dry and then let it sit over night. It will dissolve the carbon in the exhaust and off of the intake valve really well.
