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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: phire on November 22, 2005, 03:56:14 PM

Title: Stabil question...
Post by: phire on November 22, 2005, 03:56:14 PM
I'm sure it's a well known common fact that a fuel stabilizer is required for long-term winter storage... My question is do any of you follow the mixing procedures on the back of the bottle or do you all just dump in the whole bottle into your gas tank like I commonly hear? And would there be any consequence to dumping the whole bottle in?
Title: Stabil question...
Post by: davipu on November 22, 2005, 03:58:13 PM
she's not going to run for shaZam! next spring if you dump in the whole bottle.
Title: Stabil question...
Post by: phire on November 22, 2005, 04:01:30 PM
Quote from: davipushe's not going to run for shaZam! next spring if you dump in the whole bottle.

Have you any personal experience with that? :P  After reading countless winterizing posts I had the idea that everyone just dumped in the entire bottle so then I go to read the directions like a good little boy and it says 2mL will stabilize 1 gallon or something to that effect so I thought it'd be best to get some opinions. :]
Title: Stabil question...
Post by: davipu on November 22, 2005, 04:02:58 PM
see first line in sig.
Title: Stabil question...
Post by: bargovic on November 22, 2005, 07:00:32 PM
the stabil lowers the octane a bit, and keeps the fuel from cruding up. So im guessing to much will help the storage... but that doesnt mean you can run the bike on stabil. If it helped how the bike ran, wed all probably be putting it in every tank fill.

I put in the recommended amount.
Title: Stabil question...
Post by: denman on November 22, 2005, 07:45:25 PM
just eyeball it, but not the whole bottle.    thats like filling up the crankcase full of oil.    who said that.
Title: Stabil question...
Post by: dbNnc on November 23, 2005, 08:51:12 AM
If I recall, one bottle will treat 20 gallons. Each fall I put half a bottle in my 12-gallon jet-ski tank, then fill the tank and start the engine to let the Stabil circulate a little. Each spring, the engine starts and runs perfectly the first try. In seven years, I've never touched the carbs.
Title: Stabil question...
Post by: phire on November 23, 2005, 09:11:55 AM
True... Follow the directions it is... I just thought maybe there was something I didn't know.  :dunno:  Thanks for the input guys.  :cheers:
Title: what the hell you talkin about willis?
Post by: maxwellf on November 26, 2005, 10:35:46 PM
you make no sense