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Utilize Fuel Stabilizers (Seafoam)

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Gasoline VS Ethanol -Plus Shop Tour & Small Engine Winterization and Care

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In addition to using non-ethanol fuel, add a quality fuel stabilizer like Seafoam to your small engine's fuel. Seafoam is particularly effective because it helps to remove moisture from the fuel. Moisture can accumulate inside metal fuel tanks through condensation, even on non-rainy days, especially with temperature fluctuations. This condensation promotes rust and can dilute the fuel. Unlike products like HEET, which are primarily alcohol and can be damaging to small engines (though useful in vehicles to prevent fuel line freezing), Seafoam blends water into the fuel in a way that allows it to pass harmlessly through the engine, preventing moisture-related issues without damaging components.

Goal: Prevent moisture buildup and fuel degradation using an appropriate fuel additive.

Tools and materials

  • Non-oxygenated — The base fuel for the additive
  • Seafoam Seafoam — Adding to gasoline to stabilize fuel and remove moisture

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ethanol added to this fuel okay and if it's not it will also say that no ethanol add it to that fuel so let's go back WS you said you added seafoam correct why would you add seafoam in the middle of summer seafoam takes moisture out of any fuel it helps keep it fresh um you don't know what you're pumping out of that out of that tank at the gas station you could be getting the last 6 in of that tank M and there may be moisture okay so that just helps reduce the moisture content in fuel metal in a metal gas can or if you have a metal tank on your small engine creates condensation so if your tank runs half empty it's a hot summer day you're going to get going build moisture you're going to get moisture even if it's not raining out it's it's not about rain water coming in not at all it's about condensation condensation that's why metal you know metal rusts even if it's inside any moisture in the air it that metal collects that moisture and it just emits it nice so keeping that fuel freshh is very important so now here's an interesting story that Chris doesn't know this whole video was spurred by a conversation I had with one of your mechanics a couple years ago okay and I was dropping some equipment off and he's like you know I've worked here for x amount of years and uh you know we were talking about winterization techniques which I want to get into and he said he was a a fan of heat I think it's h e t cor I think that's how you pronounce it and every body here was saying no you got to use seafoam seafoam so what he did was he made laid a bet and he winterized half the equipment with heat okay and he winterized the other half of the equipment was seafoam so he just filled it up with gasoline non oxygenated gas put the heat in half put the seafoam in the other half and then in the springtime he went to see which one started up and which one didn't sure consistently Time After Time all the equipment with the Sea Foam fired right up all the equipment with the heat he was pulling carburetors apart clean yes why is that what is the difference well the the heat displaces moisture when it's really cold out it it keeps keeps that um especially in the winter time it keeps that fuel from freezing is what it does okay seaf foam Blends itself in and takes away that moisture seafoam actually Blends the water in with it and pretty much makes it go away so is there a time to use Heat versus seaf well I I wouldn't recommend heat in a small engine at all it's straight alcohol…

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