Thread: Lesson Learned

dang what a bummer, hope it does not get to bad. stupid ethanol, should be sold as terminal. (cause it kills everything)

That stinks! Does the stuff affect only older motors, or is it hard on newer models also? And, is there a way to offset the negative affects (like some sort of fuel additive)?

Originally Posted by grb22

That stinks! Does the stuff affect only older motors, or is it hard on newer models also? And, is there a way to offset the negative affects (like some sort of fuel additive)?

Yes, grb there is. Use Marine formula Sta-Bil. counteracts the effect of ethanol in your boats engine.

Seafoam also works very well.

grb22 - Mine is a 2003 Optimax 150 mounted on a Lund, due to not paying attention I thought the problems with ethanol were only related to "older" engines. I ran some seafoam maybe a couple times a year but the mechanic told me I should have been adding an additive for ethanol with each fill-up. Heck I've added Heat, which I think is ethanol, to my trucks for years in the winter to get rid of water, now ethanol causes water to build up...I sure don't know the chemistry but Jack and DD are right so if you have a boat and haven't read up on additives and how to prevent ethanol related problems, please do and save yourself a headache and some cash

Mark, my boat mechanic once told me he's seen alot of problems out of the newer motors, I run a can of seafoam with every 20 gals of gas which on my boat is 2 cans per tank full. So far no problems.

Use Stabil, and even add it to your lawn mowers and chainsaws (everything with a motor in your buildings) if you want them to last.

We fortunately have a couple of local stations that sell premium gas without ethanol. That's the only place I'll buy gas for my boat because of this. Sorry to hear about your troubles.