spare gasoline

[Bill Foster]

At the Gainesville show today, I heard a question concerning fuel (gasoline) storage.
Going into Y2K, I purchased some Coleman fuel for my Coleman stove...several gallon cans. One day in 08, I was cutting the grass and ran out of fuel. Knowing that Coleman fuel is just premium gas with the stink taken out and stabilizer, i decided to use some of my 9-year old fuel for a test. My lawnmower is really picky about fuel, so I was cautiously optimistic. It worked just fine. I know that gas degrades over time, but this stuff worked just fine. Of course now, Coleman fuel is 8+ dollars per gallon.

I was just wondering if anyone else had this success or failure.

Bill

[jimmycthemd]

One of the things you have to remember is that Coleman fuel does not have ethanol in it. New gas breaks down a lot faster than older gas. That said I can say that I have a camper with a generator and a 40 gallon gas tank/fuelling station in it. I've let the gas sit in it (Pri-G treated every 6 month) for two years. The generator started fine and the gas remained viable. I can't speak from experience for anything longer.

[Bill Foster]

Thanks for that info. I'm glad to hear that your genset works good with treated gas. There is a gas station near my BOL that advertises "NO ETHANOL." I think I'll get some for my home generator and treat it with Pri-G as well. Got some at the Gainesville show on Saturday :o

[jimmycthemd]

Should've introduced yourself....be good to put a face to the name :cool:

I use Pri-G in just about everything and Lowdowns' prices on Pri-G and Pri-D were about $6 or $7 less than you can get it locally. If I wasn't already stocked up on both I'd have bought some...instead got a first-aid kit and some Isreali dressings.

[rockriver]

when ya see something that lasts on sale... get ya some..
i picked up couple of lowdowns pri products!!