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What do You all add to your gas to make sure it cleans the inside of the motor & fuel system ? I run 100 % gas always. I finally got My boat running good. Its running the best it has since I got it . ThankGod  Thanks for Your Help

I don't use additives.  At the end of the year I pump it out and run it in my truck or tractors. I have used Stabil in the past, but burning it in my truck is easier. A few gallons of mixed fuel dilutes nicely in a 30 gallon tank.

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Ethanol free for any engine that sits for extended periods. 

Additives aren't necessary.

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I only use Ethanol free in my boats and use no additives. I run my boats 1 to 4 times a week year round and have no problems. If it was gonna sit a while I'd add Stabil.

Stabil 360 Marine..every fill up.  My boat is a 1996 and when I took the carbs off the intake looked new, inside carbs were like new as well; enough proof for me.

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Mercury Quickleen every couple of tanks. Stabil Marine if the boat is sitting for an extended period of time.

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Quickleen and Quickare in every tank.  My last motor went trouble free for 14 years.

1 hour ago, Bird said:

Ethanol free for any engine that sits for extended periods. 

Additives aren't necessary.

I’ve got 2 snowblowers that would strongly disagree.

 

Marine Stabil whenever I put gas in and err on the side of slightly too much.  A very small investment for a much larger one.

Seafoam/mercury quickleen and some of the marine Stabil when winterizing

Marine stabil goes in every can of gas I buy for small engines. The boat gets ethanol free and treatment every fill up.   I worked at a small engine shop back when all gas was ethanol free. Fuel  treatment is definitely needed for winter or extended storage.  

 Used Startron  for years, never a problem.

12 hours ago, bassh8er said:

I’ve got 2 snowblowers that would strongly disagree.

 

 

I have one that would strongly disagree with you, it sits all year and fires 1st or 2nd pull at the start of each season and I don't add anything to the non-ethanol fuel I run through it. It's about 10 years old. I do the same with my boat but for the heck of it will occasionally run sea foam through it, I just honestly don't think it's very necessary if you run non ethanol exclusively. I'm not against treatments though, I just barely use them. 

No gas additives in my 21 gallon tank of E10 except Yamaha Ring Free recommended by the company for the last 19 years.  I keep the tank to the brim when not in use and therefore  no condensation and no water in the gas.  Just took the boat out of winter storage at the state park since last October 14, turned the key and away it went like always.  60 Yammie is now 19 years old.  No bulb or line deterioration.  So are the contents of gas additives eating up these components?  Dunno, but I don't have a problem.

I have a very old 2 stroke and use seafoam and marine stabil and never have a problem, Btw all the gas I get has ethanol, but this works very well.

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