Would someone recommend some gas stabilizer?

[tekrunner]

Hello,
I've got a small stockpile of gas (about 30 gallons) Anyways I want to store it can someone recommend a good stabilizer? Thanks

[Dr.3D]

From what I understand, PRI-G is supposed to be one of the very best.
http://www.priproducts.com/prigproduct.htm
http://www.survivalunlimited.com/fuelstorage.htm

You may want to shop around for the best price on that stuff. It's not cheap!

[WRellim]

Hello,
I've got a small stockpile of gas (about 30 gallons) Anyways I want to store it can someone recommend a good stabilizer? Thanks

1) Keep rotating the stock like you would food in a pantry -- remember to date code a tag on the cans. (i.e. so you don't keep "saving" the oldest stuff...) BTW you are actually better off with several smaller containers (say 5 gallon cans) than you are with a single larger container (reduces evaporation & introduction of water vapor via condensation, etc).

2) Depending on what you intend to use the gas for, Stabil is pretty good stuff -- http://www.goldeagle.com/sta-bil/ -- this is what we recommended and had very good results with when I was with technical services at Simplicity Manufacturing (major lawn & garden manufacturer), and it was also heartily endorsed by the tech people I knew at the major small engine mfr's -- including Briggs & Stratton, Tecumseh, and Kohler engines.

3) Probably NOT the best to use any stabilized fuels for any length of time with high-compression fuel-injection automobile engines. (And also keep in mind that the fuel at gas stations is formulated differently depending on the season of the year... so if you save a lot of gasoline in the summer, you will be using a summer formula in the winter & vice versa).

4) Storing gasoline really doesn't save you any money (FIFO or LIFO doesn't make any difference -- if you burn the "cheap stuff" then you replace it with expensive stuff) -- it's really only a small "insurance" against shortages or emergency needs. It is just not practical to store enough to last any significant length of time.


Here's a pretty good article that covers a few more points:
http://www.alpharubicon.com/altenergy/gasstoretg.htm

[Matt Collins]

http://www.amsoil.com/StoreFront/images/ast_bottle_300pxh.jpg

It is difficult to drain all of the fuel from equipment before storage, and doing so would expose the system to other problems, including the formation of rust and corrosion on the bare metal in the tank and fuel system and the drying and cracking of gaskets and seals. Some fuels are pre-treated with oxidation inhibitors that allow them to be stored for short periods without forming excessive deposits, while other fuels have no inhibitors at all.

AMSOIL Gasoline Stabilizer (AST) reduces the oxidation process that occurs when fuel is stored for extended periods, improving performance, extending equipment life and decreasing maintenance expenses.


Two- and four-stroke recreational vehicles, hand-held power equipment, small engines, construction and farm equipment are commonly operated seasonally or infrequently, then stored for long periods of time. During these periods of inactivity, and as a result of fluctuations in ambient temperatures, water vapor can form condensate within the engine. When this condensate comes into direct contact with steel and iron components, it forms surface corrosion on cylinder liners, piston rings, anti-friction bearings and steel/iron contact surfaces on rotational seals. Long periods of storage can also dry out cylinders, often resulting in permanent damage when the equipment is taken out of storage and dry started. In addition, fuel within stored equipment tends to oxidize and form varnish and sludge deposits that clog injectors, fuel lines and carburetors, stick floats and cause poor engine performance, starting problems, increased maintenance expenses and decreased equipment life.
1-oz. of AMSOIL Gasoline Stabilizer treats 2.5 gallons of fuel.



Click here:
http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/ast.aspx?zo=533525

(or I could sell it to you at wholesale if you want)