gas how long to use while storeing it By scot (Read 497 times)

[scot]

this is what I was told an do ,run 90 to 91 octane scooter ,I used to run 93 in everything except winter car ,my z recomends 93 with the 350.so having generater 1/4th full of 93 an stabil ,I get one gallon of gas each month 91 an what I don't use I put in winter car uses 87,then I think the possibility of it going bad is a lot less ,I know people will say they seen it go bad in one month ,more then likely got bad gas anyhow,so between the scooter an snow blower 1 gallon put about a 1/4th each time run it then run new fuel,the red stabil has proved to not be good after a few years ,the new stuff well I have not brock down an buy it ,so what do you do ? thanks guys gals  ,yes still using a bit of red in each gallon ,its near time to get another gallon ,an the time it takes .could save from gumming carbs without doing this long storage thing,?whear some fill engine all the way up with oil .put oil on the spark plug hole so the engine stays lubed  ,then got a lot of time spent doing it I guess I could see doing that if storeing for years ,but only for months I think this what a lot of guys do above ,probely kicking a dead horce but 8-|or is that a mule heheehehhehe I have sence of humor lifes to short ,ready to run it

[ellpee]

I left my Roketa with a full gas tank (87 octane) and some StarTron additive over the SUMMER months (Tucson hot, even in garage), and it started right up after five months aside from a few cranks to fill the carburetor. I've left my Magnum the same way over in Ruidoso, considerably colder, probably in the 30's even in the garage on the coldest days. Will see how it goes after seven months. I did make an unexpected visit up there after the first month, though, and it started easily at that point. Just my experiences, others may have different stories or advice.

[scot]

well I only had one problem with gas an additives ,I had an 07 kfx 700 sold last year no real place to ride anymore ,I had been putting the red in it for 5 years ran great ,,then one day rideing along bang sputter ,an smelled the tank the gas had gone bad ,i was adding a bit ,then did not ride it very much the last 3 years .,,it got old finaly ,an so I drained it out ,still did not run right sold it for song with under 100 hours,was like brand new still,yes i used to store my dl 1000 same as you ellpee no problem ,though it had efi ,an they ran on anything to ,sometimes we get bad batches of gas ,that one year 2005 every guy with snowmobile was bringing there sled in for carb gumming hear in town they did change out there tanks that next spring at the station sunoco,I had not bought gas there so was safe ,I guess the fact that I have been able to run mine each week an put fresh gas in it every month 91,has been good thing ,not long now maybe 7 to 8 weeks till rides around town an next year get the blue ,the generator had for 7 years now use 93,an last year I drained the tank last year, its Yamaha 360,an relized to only store about 1 gallon or bit more in it ,,was the last year of metal tanks for colemen ,would prefur the plastic tank ,I allways check my can to make sure there are not floates in there ,about time to run it for few hours ,but  no reason to keep 5 gallons in it unless using it for power outage  ,there was nothing wrong with the gas but I felt it was comeing soon ,so put what I drained out in car that runs on 87,its the one if you don't shut off the gas the engine fills up with gas ,had to drain it few times after making mistake of leaving the gas on couse it was not properly marked from factory ,I am guessing the scooters have pep cock that does not allow that to happen there is not shut off on those that I know of. the kawi had the same set up ,scooter no chock but what do I know hehehehhehe  well I a guess at one point I had the bike the atv sled generator weed eater lawn mower,alot to keep running well ,an did well ,now with the sled an atv gone not as much to keep track of

[alleyoop]

I have my trike in the garage for the winter and just start it and let it idle and warm up for about 15-20 minutes once a week or once every two weeks Same gas in there and when warm weather comes around it is always ready to rock and roll. Been doing it since I got the trike back in 2009.
Alleyoop

[bobf]

That periodic warm up has been my way of doing it also.

Now for many years, probably about 20 years, I have had a 7 HP snow blower. I always used summer gas to fill it and of course my riding and hand mowers. I tried to get my 5 gallon gas can filled before they started putting winter gas in the gas stations. So I have always used gas that was not fresh from the pumps and never have had any problems. I never used any additives either. Sometimes months would pass and the snow blower would never be run, but it still started right off when needed. All the mower and snow blower experience was up in north Colorado in Longmont and then in south Colorado in Cortez. Now we are working with the scoot in lower Arizona south of Pheonix AZ.

I guess I have never really concerned myself about gas quality and also had no problems either.
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[scot]

well I guess I am good to go an will just add a little gas as needed ,it being winter you would think see more people posting hear I will run mine again this weekend ,as cold of a winter as we had ,45 to 50 today then 40 for next 4 days good sign for spring

[lanternscooter]

i use stabil and marvel mystery oil in my gas. the scoot gets started every 2 weeks during the winter. i let it run for 20 mins to a half hour to ensure the oil warms up to evaporate any condensation. its also a good idea to fill the gas all the way to the top to ensure theres less area for condensation to form and rust your tank.

[scot]

Jan 11, 2014 10:32:54 GMT -6 lanternscooter said:

well I have hear different ideas an opions about that I have metal tank on the generator ,5 gallons ,an as explain above ,its only for power outages ,an to leave to much gas it it is pain ,though they do have those handy dandy pumps wich get the gas out much faster now ,an in 7 years of not keeping it full ,it has not rusted ,so I hear that keeping the cap on tight is key ,my scooter well so far have not filled it up either ,I got it about few weeks before winter ,keep cap on tight  ,if I run it each week should not be a problem ,tanks usally only rust after many years of sitting an not running them  ,,in about 6 weeks I will fill it up to see if the gage actually works right.i open my garage on steamy days to keep it airated ,yesterday when I ran it was the only day I had any condensation in the garage as we went from =20 to 50 ,wich does not happen often,i guess the only real problem I had was the kfx 700 that I kept adding gas to ,for 3 years ,then it went bad even with stabil,there has to be a few storys out there of bad gas though ,an the key seems to be to run them often I also plug the muffler with a rag,wich now that I have garage is easyer,i actually ran my things before I had a garage not as often,i figure pretty good that 8 years on same lawn mower weedeater an blower all ran each year so far