STA-BIL

Just had an old and experienced 'wrencher' laugh when he saw my Sta-Bil (marine formula)...said it was nothing more than Kerosene!

Please tell me that I didn't spend $12.99 for 8oz of colored Kerosene.

Call the mfg and ask. Share what you learn with the rest of us.

Thanks!

I've been using that blue stuff in my 2 stroke and 4 stroke outboards and speedster for years and have never had a fuel problem. Plenty of other problems , but not fuel. I use the red stuff in everything else and I tend to overdose a bit. Maybe I'm just lucky.
Now that I've said that I hope I didn't jinx myself...

Sta-bill extends the life of gasoline and seems to work well in my vintage Honda CT-90 trail bike, where it pretty much sits through the winter.

Dealing with a scripted PR rep at Gold Eagle(Sta-Bil).
Getting direct answers is frustrating. "...Sta-Bil is highly recommended by many original equipment manufacturers in various industries" Unable to detail who the mfg. or ind. are. Not in her script? "...Sta-Bil is formulated from petroleum distillates" Ah, so is Kerosene?

Waded through a very long fuel additive thread in Ask.com
There seems to be a more effective product: K-100 (www.k100 fuel treatment.com)

Finally here's a formula for DIY fuel additive, duplicating Sta-Bil, that's an octane booster, water remover, and gas stabilizer:

100oz of Toulene for octane boost
25 oz of kerosene (cleaning agent)
3 oz of turbine oil (or transmission fluid) as lubricating agent)

Stir well, and add any food coloring you like!

I don't really care what's in it, but Stabil has been working fine for me since 2005. I use it in my Spyder and all of my lawn/garden equipment, no problems.

I think I would feel much more comfortable spending $12.99 for Sta-bil and know that it works (because it hasn't failed me in the past 40 years in cars, motorcycles, snowmobiles, lawn equipment and very expensive airplanes and boats) than mix up some questionable stuff on the advice of "an old mechanic" with no knowledge whatever of it's effectiveness.

He may be totally right, but do you really want to take that chance?

I DO know that Tolulene is NASTY stuff and I wouldn't want to be in the same room as a beaker of it.

Don't know the answer but I question the use of tolulene in fuel lines (in higher concentrations)....anyone speculate ?