stabil gas treatment vs seafoam for storage
Hi Folks The device: Yamaha 3000 sIEB generator The fuel: Always premium The test: In winter 2014 I used stabil gas treatment for five months of storage. The generator was run for 30...
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Hi Sam,
I agree this is not scientific.
I'm glad to hear that Seafoam is/was a stabilizer type of product.
When the generator was put into storage it was starting more or less instantly and running well. It was not just a case of rough running after winter of 2014. It was a case of hard start and long warm up times. The remote start would hardly work. After I treated with Seafoam those difficulties disappeared.
In Canada premium fuel has no alcohol in it. That is why I use it in the generator.
It is clear to me that Seafoam did a better job for me.
I agree this is not scientific.
I'm glad to hear that Seafoam is/was a stabilizer type of product.
When the generator was put into storage it was starting more or less instantly and running well. It was not just a case of rough running after winter of 2014. It was a case of hard start and long warm up times. The remote start would hardly work. After I treated with Seafoam those difficulties disappeared.
In Canada premium fuel has no alcohol in it. That is why I use it in the generator.
It is clear to me that Seafoam did a better job for me.
Sam Spade wrote:
But your test proves absolutely NOTHING about the stability of the basic fuel using the two different additives. Maybe there were other factors present. For instance, SeaFoam has some mild cleaning abilities. Are you in the habit of giving the gen a dose of carb cleaner a couple of times a year ? If not, maybe it was overdue for some cleaning.
AND unless your manufacturer calls for it, the use of premium fuel is a total waste of money and can contribute to some rough running issues in itself.
Is it safe to assume that you used the recommended amount of both ??
Nothing wrong with SeaFoam as a stabilizer; that's what it was originally designed for. I've been using Stabil for about 20 years off and on in mowers, tractors, trucks and other equipment and haven't had a problem yet......that wasn't attributed to something else failing during storage.
