Thread: Sta-Bil and Seafoam

Jackieb, seafoam or marine stabil do not protect against the ethanol. Only the moisture the ethanol creates. The new hoses should help the problem, and like Feelay says running it so it doesn't sit helps more than anything.

Thank you all for your input, I appreciate it!

What I got out of all that is...........you need to be fishin more!!!!

Originally Posted by EmptyStringer

Speaking of.. Aren't you due a new boat today?

Thursday

I disagree with all of you. Mo Money is in fact a Mo-tard.

But aside from that, I use Sea Foam, or have been. Think I've got 4 can in the truck and run at approx 1/2 ounce to the gallon for every outboard I've ever owned...even pre-ethanol. I agree SeaFoam helps to conteract the water in the fuel, as does the fuel/water seperating filter...that said, I run it for it's cleaning properties to keep as much carbon build up away from my cylinders as possible, which leads to sticking rings which leads to doing a Triton, sans the fire, the doink on the head but with block failure instead of leaking fuel lines. I don't fish near the amount that Feelay does and it's not uncommon for the boat to sit for 2 week or 3 week periods and on occassion a month....come to think of it, think it sat from Nov 10, until Feb 1 this year so that'd be about 10 weeks and I have not had injector issues yet with the ethanol fuel.

All that said...I agree with G in that I think the Stabil is probably more effective at anti-ethanol issues, but SeaFoam is more effective at cleaning the fuel delivery and combustion system.

One other kicker...SeaFoam is approaching $10 a can now at Wal-Mart, although I've seen it cheaper around. If it keeps on this pricing curve, I'll be switching to the G method of Stabil and occassional Sea Foam when my supply is used up.

Wannabe...

Good post WB, thank you for your insight.

Originally Posted by jackb

Good post WB, thank you for your insight.

Wait...am I about to get punched in the candies or something? With your reply.....it's like I'm waiting for the pie in the face.

Wannabe...

and it won't be chocolate either!!!!