Gasoline Treatment

[Lenn Jamerson]

In an earlier post I was asking about a problem with water in the gas tank. I was planning to add gas treatment such as STP or Heet. My engine is a 75 HP Tracker by Mercury. Is it safe to use such treatments? Is it safe to use gasoline containing Ethanol?

 

[Bill Corrigal]

Do not use any products containg ethol or methol alcohol. If you must use something, make sure it is isopropyl alchohol only. It is what we Candians use in Our 2 stroke snowmobiles to eat up any water in the tank.



Bill

 

[Jim B]

Champion 176 is right, Ethanol will blow that motor up and bigtime. alchol and 2 strokes dont mix. i would get some mercury Dri-Fuel, its made for merc 2 stroke motors, so you know its the right stuff

 

[Michael Snow]

There's also a water-seperating fuel-filter that you can add, which is HIGHLY recommended. It looks like an oil filter.

 

[Jim Jackson]

The problem with gas is that none of us really know what is in it anymore. It is a real chemical soup and doesn't even smell like gas. I really hope that all the people that manufacture anything that runs on "gas" have protected the consumer as best they can through design and technology...

JJ..

 

[Larry Harp]

I think I suggested before and I still say to use Sta-bil on your boat motor. I will certianly do no harm.



Harpo
http://www.goldeagle.com/sta-bil/index.htm

 

[Lenn Jamerson]

Thanks for your help. Soonerfan, I did not realize Sta-bil was useful for helping to get water out of the tank. I'm not disagreeing I was just not aware of it. I will try that or the Dri-Fuel as was suggested by another reply.

 

[Larry Harp]

Oh no, don't get me wrong. I just know that some of those water removal treatments for cars are hard on 4 cycle motors, I would hate to think what they do on engines that depend on the fuel to also deliver the lubricant. I would be very cautious using them because they contain a lot of alchol. I'm no expert here but gut feeling is stay away from stuff like Heet and the like. Plus I own stock in the Sta-bil company.



just kidding.



Harpo