Here's a 1995 paper on ethanol gas and fuel phasing.
http://www.epa.gov/oms/regs/fuels/waterphs.pdf
that may not come up. But if you visit
google> Marine Stabil - iboats Boating Forums
you'll find a lively and informed discussion on
the products you probably need to keep the gasoline in your tank from getting sicker than it already is.
As I understand it: Stabil RED is for 'winterizing' the gasoline in the tank.
Stabil BLUE is used (with alcohol contaminated gas) while running during the time you are using the motor. It keeps the carborator clean. Don't know what the drill is?
There is a blueline in there to the paper.
We're advised to filter everything going into tanks, including gasoline.
If gasohol can 'phase'/separate into gasoline and ethanol-water,
why not do it intentionally BEFOR we put it into the tank?
Remove the corn lobby crap befor it fouls the motor???
Ethanol is recreational stuff. It's called vodka when you buy it in a bottle.
Of course gasoline poisons it.
There are about 13OZ of ethanol in a gallon of gasohol.
Did you know that water in tankers and pipelines is such a problem in gasohol delivery
that the ethanol is added to the delivery tanker just befor it goes to the gas station.
That is, NOT at the refinery. Ethanol is very attractive to water.
When we buy the stuff we have to be aware of its shelf-life. Storage is a huge problem.
Condensation at a station is a problem, especially if the draw is from the bottom of a tank where ethanol has blended itself with water.
Same problem in a red can.
Not sure, but Stabil as an 'gas drier' would essentially be ISOPROPYL alcohol which will solubilize the H2O but also recombine/blend back into gasohol. And the carburator will like it.
Magic. That's why we keep adding the stuff to the tank.
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