gas question

filled my boat up(60gal)in mid Nov and have not been out, ice come a little to soon, plan on going out this sat. i know gas is only good for about 50-60 days and i did not put any additive in but some ring free at the last fill. the boat is kept in a heated garage, should i run it,add additive to it or drain and run all new gas. open to all
suggestions thanks for the help terry

IMHO since it’s in heated garage your good to go! I would try to use the fuel up asap though.

throw some HIGH TEST ON TOP OF IT and run it.. get some BP gold or something like that..

If it was me I would add some Sea-Foam and run it down to 1/2 a tank then fill up with some 92 octane

If you want the dead on, God’s honest truth, any gas that is not exposed to oxygen will last a lot longer than 50-60 days. Marketing, marketing, marketing. Oxygen exposure is what makes the gas go bad so whenever you top something off, top it off. A cup full of oxygen won’t knock out a whole tank of fuel by winters end and you won’t have to give your engine the pleasure of burning out any additives.

Given my extreme lack of free time, I did not ride my cycle from Nov.-August. That’s 10 months. Parked it filled to the brim. Started in less than a second, warmed up in normal fashion, and ran flawlessly. No hesitations, no hiccups, no nothin’. What about mixed fuel? Didn’t run my boat from Nov.-July. That’s 9 months. Started up and ran as good as ever. The only thing you need is to FILL IT UP.

Think about this…. create a fuel that oxygenates, but is necessary for EPA standards. Take your millions, make a product that resolves the oxygenation issue. Now people buy your gas AND your additives. These games have been going on for decades……

I don’t think that it can be stressed enough that additive should be added to the gas when you’re putting it away for storage. I’ve used Cabela’s fuel stabilizer for several years, and it’s worked great. SeaFoam is also pretty decent.

I hope your gas is ok to use, but I’m not sure I have the answer to that question. You might try a bit of it in a lawnmower or something that might be easier to clean out if it won’t work.

I agree with Stillakid.

I fill all my tanks (cars, boats, cycle) during storage and it’s perfectly fine full. I do add Stabil, and it’s never let me down.

I would add some fuel stabilizer right now, myself. Being it’s been in a controlled environment I’m sure it’s A-OK.

When I bought my current boat (used) the prior owner left a half tank of fuel all winter and didn’t treat the fuel like he said he did. It was junk, and draining almost 20 gallons of fuel really sucks.

If it was me, I would dump in a can of sea foam, Top it off as full as you can, and travel down the road for a short while to make sure the sea foam mixes with all the gas and than run it. I would keep it tied to the dock and let it run for about 10 to 15 minutes before you took off though. If nothing happens in that first 10 to 15 minutes you should be fine. Be sure to open it up a few times just to clear anything that may have built up in there out.

Let us know how it goes

For what its worth… always head upstream with the boat that first trip out of storage.

should be good,

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For what its worth… always head upstream with the boat that first trip out of storage.

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Unless the wind is blowing up stream faster then the currant is going down stream! Speaking from experience.

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For what its worth… always head upstream with the boat that first trip out of storage.

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You gotta love that logic !!

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Unless the wind is blowing up stream faster then the currant is going down stream! Speaking from experience.

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thanks for the help ill throw some more ring free in and top it off with 92 oct let it run for a bit then head up stream depending on witch way the wind is blowing then ill drop the hammer. all in all it should be good just wanted to get some thats

for what its worth, i have an old restored GMC subruban that has had the same tank of gas for almost 5 years now, stored in an unheated garage. i dont drive it much obviously, but have never put an additive in and have never had a problem starting it right up and driving around a few miles. Carb is clean as the day i put it in. Dont know if there is much difference between the effects on boat motors compared to autos.

CDN… save yourself a couple bucks and leave the Stabil out next time you top off a tank. I got this advice years ago from an AMOCO representative (now BP, of course). You don’t need it….. and the result will be the same.

The only thing I’ve ever run into is the gas in float bowl will sometimes go to pot. Drain the float bowl and THEN try to start motor (augers and Honda motorcycles provided this experience).