Canned Gas Mix

[Moparsmitty]

Any of you guys use this stuff? The ads make it sound good but it's kind of spendy at 6 bucks a quart. They claim that it will last 5 years unopened or 2 years after it's been opened which seems a little far fetched to me. My problem is the lack of ethanol free fuel in my area, so storing gas for more than a few months isn't a good idea.

 

[Richard Cranium]

A friend of mine uses that stuff and he swears by it. However, it aint cheap. Something like 10 bucks a quart I think.

 

[Pistol Pete]

Couple of guys around here only use it to winterize their stuff. They swear by it as well.

 

[mosquito13]

I use startron or seafoam along with only filling with rec. fuel. I keep a drum of this mix for the 8 months of huricane season for my gen. then burn it in the car. Use this mix in boat, old car and motorcycles and the lawnmower. It's is basicly what you are buying with the gas in a can but a lot less expensive. http://www.starbrite.com/startron

 

[VANDAN]

My chainsaws & weedwacker run well on it. Don't need to worry about ethanol messing with the small jetting in these tools...

 

[PurpleBeeper]

I happen to know a lot about Trufuel. I'm over-simplifying here, but it's basically very high flash-point mineral spirits. It is JUST over the flash-point limit making it "combustible" (ok to keep in your trunk) vs. "flammable".

It doesn't really make "good" fuel...but if you're on the side of the road 5 miles from a gas station it will do the trick. "Back-up gas safer than carrying a gas can" was their original marketing campaign and the basis for their patent.

Truefuel holds a US patent on this idea. Since I know the exact formula, I'd guess it would stay good a lot longer than 5 yrs. in an unopened container.

 

[69 GTX]

Av gas will do the same thing. And cheaper.

 

[Moparsmitty]

A friend of mine uses that stuff and he swears by it. However, it aint cheap. Something like 10 bucks a quart I think.

It's $6 a quart at the Home Depot here.

 

[Moparsmitty]

I happen to know a lot about Trufuel. I'm over-simplifying here, but it's basically very high flash-point mineral spirits. It is JUST over the flash-point limit making it "combustible" (ok to keep in your trunk) vs. "flammable".

It doesn't really make "good" fuel...but if you're on the side of the road 5 miles from a gas station it will do the trick. "Back-up gas safer than carrying a gas can" was their original marketing campaign and the basis for their patent.

Truefuel holds a US patent on this idea. Since I know the exact formula, I'd guess it would stay good a lot longer than 5 yrs. in an unopened container.

So it's not really gasoline? That would explain why it lasts so long. What do you mean "it doesn't make good fuel", just curious.

 

[NJRR]

I used to use the pink Stabil. It was crap. Lost 20 gals of gas over a 6 month period. I switched to Pir-g. Works great in straight gas and 2 cycle mix. Haven't lost one gas can of fuel in a few years now.

 

[PurpleBeeper]

So it's not really gasoline? That would explain why it lasts so long. What do you mean "it doesn't make good fuel", just curious.

Simply put, gasoline has more "volatile" chemicals ("light", evaporate easy, disperse into a good air/fuel mixture easy, ignite easier) vs. TrueFuel which is why gasoline is "flammable" and TrueFuel is only "combustible". TrueFuel is sort of like the "heavy", tougher to ignite portion of gasoline....kinda sorta. I mean, it burns, but it's not gasoline as you and I would think of it. It's "emergency backup less dangerous almost gasoline"