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cmorjoe · Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 256 Location: Seymour CT.

Unless I am the most unlucky guy in the world I have a message for those who use gas stabalizers. I sent my 9 year old tractor to Ansonia lawnmower (this guy has serviced everything I own for the last 10 or so years. ) The glitch this year was I used startron instead of stabil over the winter. My tractor started and ran for about a minute and then nothing; cranked till the battery died. The problem according to my mechanic was the fuel lines had turned to jelly. He had to blow out the lines; change the filter which was totally pluged and work on the carb. His reccomendation use what I have used for years and throw the new stuff away. LIKE I SAID THIS WAS MY EXPERIENCE maybe you guys will be more lucky than I was. cmorjoe

Bass Addict · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:42 am Post subject:

sorry to hear about your troubles and you are correct make sure your fuel stabilizer works with ethanol as some do not..
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Sorry honey, looks like we will be late again due to motor problems.

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SkeeterJim · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 2219 Location: Newington, CT

Thanks for the heads-up Joe. Still using Stabil and looks like I will be sticking to that.
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dave_376 · Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 171

sorry to hear about your misfortune. Are you absolutely sure it was the additive? There have been reports that the ethanol in the new gas destroys part on boat and vehicles from a chemical reaction. most common in offshore boats....gas tanks falling apart and fuel lines melting. this began immediately after the govt made the switch to e10.
again i an truly sorry for your misfortune however i don't think it was the startron. I know that since I've switched All of my motors have been running much better than ever before.
FYI stabil has reenginered their additive to be similar to startron as the old formula was ineffective with ethinal

cmorjoe · Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 256 Location: Seymour CT.

All I can say is what the guy who services all my power equipment (I did use it in my G3 last winter and so far no ill effects) told me he wouldn't use it again. cmorjoe