Re: [NAFEX] Gasoline Contamination

["David Doud" <doudone@netusa1.net>]

Corvair,  eh - this is definately off topic,  but I have had Corvairs for
years - (29 to be exact) - my 17 YO is proud to drive around in her 'Bolero
Red' coupe - regards,  DOUD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon Nofs" <gc_nofs@hotmail.com>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Gasoline Contamination


> I didn't use Stabil or anything. I have 11 small engines and old Corvair
and
> two vehicles. I have never used Stabil untill a couple years I tried it. I
> found it did not make any difference. I never drain the fuel It is not
> necessary and can rust the insdes of engine parts by being humid.
> Gordon C. Nofs
> Flint, MI.
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Mark Garrison" <pawpaw1@cox.net>
> Reply-To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Gasoline Contamination
> Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 10:06:14 -0400
>
> I'm with Ed, but mostly from laziness.  I have so many little engines,
some
> of which are used only occasionally, that I gave up draining them.
Instead
> I keep stabil in my gasoline all year round.  The only one that gives me
> trouble is an old Mantis, which I get going by taking off the air filter
and
> putting my thumb over the air intake (the choke is not sufficienct),
> sometimes pour a little gas directly thru the intake.
>
> Mark Garrison, RI zone 6
>    I have several rototillers and mowers that I use a lot. In the fall I
> fill the tanks with gasolene and stabil, then run them for a while to get
> the new mix all the wat through the engine. I have been told that this is
> preferred to draining the tank, because it prevents some seals from drying
> out. I use the same process on the snow blower in the spring.
>
>
>
>
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