Re: [ST] Fuel Life

[Neil Lindsey <NeilLindsey@xxxxxxx>]

fuel stabilizer, which prevents varnish deposits that would otherwise
clog carbs and fuel injectors, is usually almost 100% methyl hydrate

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Gavin Lawrie"
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: December 20, 2004 8:13 AM
Subject: Re: [ST] Fuel Life


> On 20 Dec 2004, at 14:59, Masiak, Richard wrote:
>
> > About how long will petrol last before it goes stale?  I got some
new
> > petrol yesterday but didn't have the time to go buy stabilizer, and
I
> > probably won't until the weekend.  If the petrol I bought sits for a
> > week, is it too late to add the stabilizer?
> >
> > Rich
>
> Not familiar with what 'stabilizer' is in this context - but you
should
> be OK for several weeks.  I recently went travelling out of country
for
> two weeks, and in total my ST must have been left undisturbed for at
> least three weeks, and there wasn't any problem with fuel.  In an
> earlier life I left my first bike (a Yamaha RS100 two-stroke) at my
> university hall of residence over a summer vacation period while off
> travelling (about 12 weeks in all) and it was fine too.
>
> But quite probably I've missed the point - what is this stabilizer
> business about then?
>
> Best regards
>
> Gavin Lawrie
> ST'03
>




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