| SOX |
With the new fuel out there who is topping off their fuel tanks and who is running them dry when they winterize? And why? I just got my boat back tonight with the new power and I was told to "fill 'er up". I just was curious what everyone else is doing.
~Rob |
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| Hot'n'Bothered |
| My tank is already full and I'm done for the season. I will just put stabilizer in it and hope for the best. :rolleyes: |
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| Ryan00TJ |
| Empty with proper amount of Stabil or FP60 for what is left in the tank. Why? B/C i've done it this way since the boat was new and it's still on the same 1984 gas tank with no problems. |
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| UP_ROKTOY |
| I take it you didnt read the other thread that was posted a week ago? |
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| SOX |
oops sorry about that I did a search earlier and was unsuccessful did it again now and found it in the tech. started by Scott. Sorry for the repeat.
~Rob |
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| UP_ROKTOY |
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Originally posted by SOX
oops sorry about that I did a search earlier and was unsuccessful did it again now and found it in the tech. started by Scott. Sorry for the repeat.
~Rob
no worries, just figured your answer might be there....seems most feel empty is good, then another half say full....... |
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| Ikes brother |
| Hey Rob, Wanna go out tomorrow and help me empty the tank in the AT? :D |
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| Horse power |
| It would be a good cool day for speed runs. |
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| Ikes brother |
| And its my last weekend before.....winterization!!! :( |
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| SOX |
John, Thanks for the offer but as usual family plans will get in the way of my own personal gratification :D . I will take the
Ebb out on Sunday for a test run. If you have the time would you like to join me? I picked up the boat and ran it on the muffs. She sounds great so I can't wait to see how it runs. Victor said to keep it under 3500rpms for a while while I break in the new engine. Then all I have to do is clean it winterize it and sell it.
~Rob |
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| Twisted Switzer |
| I go with the full tank with ez store/ez start and startron in the tank. |
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| obnoxus |
| If you have the 10% ethanol in your area,,, thats not the best way. 100% gas,,,,and your perfect !!!!!! |
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| dominator scott |
| Per the majority recommendation I am storing it empty. I had about a 1/2 tank left from a couple weeks ago and I have put it in the truck already. Pretty easy to do when your running electric fuel pumps. Disconnect the line,hook up a long fuel line that goes to the truck fuel fill and turn on the pump. :bigsmile: |
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| 29Scarabthunder |
| yup me to Scott! I am not going to risk running old gas in my blower motor. I will take the chance of a little condensation over running bad gas through my motor. My builder says fill it and dump it in the spring :shocked: um I would rather not throw $300 bucks away so empty it is! :confused1 |
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| dominator scott |
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Originally posted by 29Scarabthunder
yup me to Scott! I am not going to risk running old gas in my blower motor. I will take the chance of a little condensation over running bad gas through my motor. My builder says fill it and dump it in the spring :shocked: um I would rather not throw $300 bucks away so empty it is! :confused1
Fill it up and dump it. :rolleyes: Should of told him to pony up the $$$$ to that while he was at it. Besides isn't the fuel water seperator supposed to catch any water in the gas? I figure come spring I will throw new fuel in it and run it on the hose for a while,then change out the seperators. :winker: |
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| UP_ROKTOY |
| fill it up and put it in your truck in the spring, I have said it before I will say it again, your car will run on it, your boat is not worth ruining with **** fuel. |
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| slowboat2 |
i read the other thread, too. there's alot of opinions on there and im sure alot of them are educated opinions.
i also talked to some of my personal speedwake friends and found a split decision.
from what i found on the other post...if the gas has ethanol - store empty. if it's pure gas - store full.
my girlfriend works at a oil company who provides fuel to trout's marina. it is pure gas w/valvetec additive. i called toledo beach marina twice and they said they have pure gas. a guy at west marine in toledo called a toledo marina and they said they use pure gas.
so, since i have had the boat there shouldn't have been any ethanol ran through it.
i added stabilizer for my 130 gallons and topped her off. i may consider draining to my truck in the spring but im leaving mine full for the winter.
so now its time to vote and see what the results are! :) |
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| SOX |
What about marina's that shut down for the winter and their gas sits in tanks all winter? Putting that gas in a boat I would think would be worse.
Also I was told the ethanol will separate out of the gas and causing a layer of water then alcohol then the gas on top that. Is that true? If so I think the only choice is to leave it empty.
~Rob |
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| Not Right |
| I'm storing mine empty, I made aoubt 2 passes too many today, had to get towed to the gas pump by a friend, :) |
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| Mopower |
| Listened to a Merc mechanic last fall and left mine full (with stabilizer) and no problems at all. That's what I'm doing again his year :) |
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| C team |
| What Mopower said! :D |
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| 29Scarabthunder |
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Originally posted by UP_ROKTOY
fill it up and put it in your truck in the spring, I have said it before I will say it again, your car will run on it, your boat is not worth ruining with **** fuel.
boat runs on 93 that = more of these $$$. Not to mention that if I ever put 93 in my poor old chevy she might have a heart attack and die ;) |
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| SOX |
| Well I decided to go with e-10 stabil and startron and filled her up. |
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| jeffgrice |
I had always kept cars/boats full....until the one year when the tank overlowed due to heat.
Ask some people and they said to keep empty.
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| Twisted Switzer |
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Originally posted by SOX
Well I decided to go with e-10 stabil and startron and filled her up.
That worked for me last season and did the same again. Full tank. The PWC on the other hand I stored emty this year. Had a lot of problems getting going last year. Damn 2-strokes are so tempermental. |
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| Twisted Switzer |
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Originally posted by SOX
Well I decided to go with e-10 stabil and startron and filled her up.
I stored it full last year with Starbrite EZ Store/EZ Start and I ran Startron when ever I put gas in. Always filled up after a day on the water and no problems. First day of the new season I ran the tank pretty close to empty and fille with fresh fuel. |
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