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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: Winter storage
>> One of the most important things I've found is to add fuel stabilizer,if
>> vehicle sits for up to 3 months or more.On my old Norton after only a
>> few weeks the fuel smells like skunk piss.Must be these new fuel
>> formulations not very stable.The stabilizer can be had at most auto
>> parts stores.Also top up tanks to stop condinsation.
Gasoline is a mixture of many, many compounds. Fuel degradation, as I
understand it, is caused by the lighter and/or more volatile components
evaporating off. If you let it sit long enough, most of the "good" stuff
evaporates out and you are left with the base varnish. The mixture; the
percentage of light stuff, varies by ambient conditions, location, and
expected use. The light stuff is needed for it's quick flash; such as
for easy cold starting of a low compression street engines during a
northern winter. Based on this simplistic, and possibly inaccurate
understanding....
Is there anyone that can explain to me the how, what, and why of these
"fuel stabilizers"?
Randy K. Wilson
randy@taylor.infi.net
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