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Fill Fuel Tanks to Capacity

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How to Winterize & Store Equipment- What Most People DONT KNOW

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After stabilizing the fuel and running the engine, ensure the fuel tank is filled as completely as possible with the freshly stabilized gasoline. This minimizes the air space inside the tank. Leaving a significant amount of air in the fuel tank, particularly during fluctuating temperatures, can lead to condensation forming over the storage period. This condensation introduces water into your fuel, which can cause corrosion and prevent the engine from starting properly in the spring.

Goal: Prevent condensation by eliminating air space in the fuel tank.

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  • Power Tools/Equipment Various — The items being prepared for storage
  • Stabilized Gasoline Unspecified — To fill fuel tanks to capacity

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least 5 minutes. But before you park that machine for the entire season, make sure that that fuel tank is as full as possible. If you have any void space inside the fuel tank, that can lead to condensation is water in your fuel. And that's exactly what you don't want. Let's go to a small engine shop to see exactly what I mean.

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