Posted by MarkB_MI on September 28, 2013 at 02:27:55 from (75.219.17.191):
In Reply to: Gas-additive question posted by Kirk Affeldt on September 27, 2013 at 18:33:37:
You're starting from a flawed premise, that there's something seriously wrong with today's gas. Those tractors were not designed to run on high-octane gas; if you want to use it, fine, but they don't need it. It's true that almost all gas sold today has ethanol in it, but there's nothing you can add to fuel to take it out, so stop worrying about it. If you have a supplier who claims they are selling ethanol-free gas, I sure wouldn't take them at their word. You can test for ethanol in your fuel with a mayonnaise jar and a grease pencil, google it.
In my opinion, most fuel-related problems stem less from the gasoline itself and more from the infrequent use of the equipment itself. In most of the country, winter-grade fuel is more volatile than summer fuel, so it you have a tractor that doesn't get much use, filling it up in late summer is a good idea. Refineries switch to winter fuel around October 1st.
I admit I put a little Marvel Mystery Oil in my tractor's fuel. I've had problems with valves sticking when it sits for a while; that seems to have cleared up after I started using the snake oil.
As for "Stabil for Ethanol", does anyone really believe it is significantly different from plain oil Stabil?
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